Bill Text: PA HR859 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Department of Pennsylvania Marine Corps League on its 67th anniversary.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 63-37)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-22 - Adopted [HR859 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR859-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3942
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 859 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, BELFANTI, MELIO, FAIRCHILD, DeWEESE, GOODMAN, READSHAW, WHEATLEY, ADOLPH, BAKER, BEAR, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CAUSER, CLYMER, COX, CUTLER, DALEY, DAY, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLER, MOUL, MURPHY, MURT, MUSTIO, D. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REED, REICHLEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, VEREB, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, M. O'BRIEN, ROAE, ROCK AND HESS, JUNE 22, 2010
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 22, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Department of Pennsylvania Marine Corps
League on its 67th anniversary.
WHEREAS, On June 6, 1923, Major General John A. Lejeune,
United States Marine Corps, retired, Honorary National
Commandant; Maurice A. Illch, National Commandant; Roy S.
Taylor, Senior National Vice Commandant; Kenneth B. Collings,
Junior Vice Commandant; Alexander F. Ormsby, National Judge
Advocate; the Reverend John H. Clifford, National Chaplain;
Edward A. Walker, National Sergeant At Arms; John B. Hinckley,
Jr., National Adjutant and Paymaster; and John E. Brock,
National Chief of Staff, composed the Marine Corps League; and
WHEREAS, Incorporated by an act of the Congress of the United
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States on August 4, 1937, the Marine Corps League preserves the
traditions and promotes the interests of the United States
Marine Corps by banding together persons now serving in the
United States Marine Corps and those who have been honorably
discharged from that service; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps League fits its members for the
duties of citizenship, encourages them to serve as ably as
citizens as they have served under arms and holds sacred the
history and memory of the Marines who have given their lives to
the nation; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps League voluntarily aids and renders
assistance to all Marines and former Marines as well as to their
survivors and dependents and perpetuates the history of the
United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to commemorate
historical occasions of interest to Marines; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania natives Wilson L. Peck (1961-1962),
Patrick J. Cody (1975-1976), Paul F. Hastings (1979-1981), Lamar
Golden (1991-1993) and Paul J. Seton (1995-1997) have each
served with distinction as National Commandant of the Marine
Corps League; and
WHEREAS, August 4, 2010, marks the 73rd anniversary of the
Marine Corps League's congressional incorporation authorized by
the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States
assembled at the First Session of the 75th Congress of the
United States and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Pennsylvania Marine Corps League
will conduct its 65th Annual State Convention June 23 through
25, 2010, in Harrisburg; and
WHEREAS, This year's State convention will remember the 65th
anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe in April 1945
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and in the Pacific during August of 1945; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Pennsylvania Marine Corps League
will take this opportunity to personally honor hundreds of
Pennsylvania World War II veterans; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
Department of Pennsylvania Marine Corps League on its 67th
anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
Leanna Dietrich, State Commandant, Department of Pennsylvania
Marine Corps League, at the State convention on June 27, 2010,
in Harrisburg.
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