THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY MILNE, GABLER, ADOLPH, AUMENT, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CAUSER, CLYMER, CRUZ, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARHART, HARPER, HEFFLEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, PAYNE, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROCK, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing September 11, 2011, as a day of solemn commemoration

of the events of September 11, 2001, and offering the

Commonwealth's deepest and most sincere condolences to the

families, friends and loved ones of the innocent victims of

the attacks.

WHEREAS, At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, hijacked

American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the

World Trade Center in New York City, New York; and

WHEREAS, Seventeen minutes later, hijacked United Airlines

Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade

Center; and

WHEREAS, At 9:37 a.m., the Pentagon was hit by hijacked

American Airlines Flight 77, the impact of which caused

immediate and catastrophic damage to the headquarters of the

Department of Defense; and

WHEREAS, At approximately 10 a.m., the passengers and crew of

hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 acted heroically to retake

control of the airplane and thwart the taking of additional

American lives by crashing the airliner in Shanksville, Somerset

County, and, in doing so, gave their lives to save countless

others; and

WHEREAS, These attacks claimed nearly 3,000 innocent lives,

becoming the most devastating attack on American soil in our

history; and

WHEREAS, Many individuals unselfishly gave their lives in

unyielding courage and sacrifice with the passenger resistance

that occurred on United Airlines Flight 93 in Somerset County;

and

WHEREAS, Their acts of courage and sacrifice for our country

are worthy of acknowledgment and commendation, and they shall

remain in our hearts and minds forever, their remembrance

continuing to be passed on to future generations; and

WHEREAS, The heroic and gallant sacrifices the emergency

medical services responders made on that disastrous September

morning are likewise worthy and deserving of commemoration,

recognition and honor on this 10th anniversary of the attacks;

and

WHEREAS, Ten years later, thousands of men and women in the

United States Armed Forces remain in harm's way defending the

United States against those who seek to threaten the United

States; and

WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, the terrorists targeted

symbols of American strength and prosperity as an attack on the

principles, values and freedoms of the American people, but

instead, inspired the very best of American courage, compassion

and resilience and demonstrated our resolve to protect our

democracy and our way of life; and

WHEREAS, Because of the loss of innocent lives, left behind

were husbands, wives, children, mothers, fathers, brothers,

sisters, family members and friends who, along with the nation

as a whole, will forever mourn that catastrophic day and the

lives that were lost; and

WHEREAS, On the 10th anniversary of this tragic day, the

thoughts of the people of this Commonwealth and the United

States are with the victims of the events of September 11, 2001,

and their families; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize

September 11, 2011, as a day of solemn commemoration of the

events of September 11, 2001, and offer its deepest and most

sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of

the innocent victims of the attacks; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives reaffirm that the

people of this Commonwealth will never forget the challenges our

country endured on and since September 11, 2001, and will work

tirelessly to preserve our freedom and to defeat those who

attacked the United States; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives pay special

tribute, on this 10th anniversary of the attacks, to all the men

and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.