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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BAKER, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, ROBBINS, FARNESE, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BRUBAKER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, McILHINNEY, KITCHEN, LOGAN, MELLOW, MENSCH, O'PAKE, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, VOGEL, WASHINGTON AND WAUGH, MAY 5, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 5, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing the week of May 9 through 15, 2010, as "Armed Forces |
2 | Week" in Pennsylvania and encouraging the observance of May |
3 | 15, 2010, as "Armed Forces Day" in Pennsylvania. |
4 | WHEREAS, "Armed Forces Day," since it was established by |
5 | President Harry S. Truman in 1949, is annually celebrated on the |
6 | third Saturday of May as part of "Armed Forces Week," which runs |
7 | from the second Saturday to the third Sunday of the month; and |
8 | WHEREAS, With pride in our nation's military strength and |
9 | successes, we acknowledge the members of our Army, Navy, Air |
10 | Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard and the |
11 | Reserves and the government civilians and family members |
12 | supporting them; and |
13 | WHEREAS, A large number of our armed forces are actively |
14 | engaged in the global war on terrorism; and |
15 | WHEREAS, More than 170,000 men and women of the armed forces |
16 | are currently deployed to combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan |
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1 | to fight the global war on terrorism; and |
2 | WHEREAS, Our nation relies on the National Guard and other |
3 | reserve component forces like never before in our history, with |
4 | about 20% of the deployed troop strength coming from the |
5 | National Guard and the Reserves; and |
6 | WHEREAS, More than 500,000 members of the Reserves and the |
7 | National Guard have been called to active duty for the conflict |
8 | against Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001; and |
9 | WHEREAS, This year's "Armed Forces Day" theme is "United in |
10 | Strength," and military units from all branches stationed in |
11 | Pennsylvania will be conducting an "Armed Forces Day" program on |
12 | May 15, 2010, on City Island in Harrisburg; and |
13 | WHEREAS, It is the intent of the Senate to recognize the men |
14 | and women of our armed forces for their dedicated service to |
15 | this Commonwealth and our nation and commend them especially for |
16 | the outstanding performance of their duties in Iraq and |
17 | Afghanistan, in the global war on terrorism and in response to |
18 | natural disasters; therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of May 9 through |
20 | 15, 2010, as "Armed Forces Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it |
21 | further |
22 | RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage the citizens of this |
23 | Commonwealth to observe May 15, 2010, as "Armed Forces Day" in |
24 | Pennsylvania. |
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