Bill Text: TX HR1295 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Memorial Day 2021 in Ellis and Henderson Counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR1295 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1295-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1295 |
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WHEREAS, On Memorial Day 2021, the people of Ellis and | ||
Henderson Counties are joining Americans across the nation to honor | ||
those men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice in | ||
the defense of our freedom; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the years after the Civil War, veterans and their | ||
fellow citizens came together on Decoration Day to lay flowers on | ||
the graves of those who lost their lives in combat on both sides of | ||
the conflict; over time, the day became known as Memorial Day, and | ||
since the 1970s, it has been held on the last Monday in May; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, in communities from coast to coast, | ||
solemn ceremonies are held at cemeteries, courthouse squares, and | ||
veterans memorials; in accordance to tradition, the United States | ||
flag is lowered to half staff early in the day and raised again at | ||
noon, and Memorial Day events often feature a performance of | ||
"Taps," a 21-gun salute, and a reading of the names of community | ||
members who gave their lives in wartime; and | ||
WHEREAS, The people of Ellis and Henderson Counties remember | ||
their loved ones year-round with their handsome veterans memorials; | ||
in Henderson County, an elegant redbrick memorial wall in the East | ||
Texas Arboretum lists the names of veterans from the county, while | ||
the striking black granite tablets of the Ellis County Veterans | ||
Memorial pay homage to that county's fallen; and | ||
WHEREAS, Generations of Texans have answered their nation's | ||
call to duty, and on this day each year, it is incumbent upon us that | ||
we reflect on all that is asked of our servicemen and women, to whom | ||
we owe a debt that the passage of time can never diminish; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate Memorial Day 2021 and pay tribute to | ||
the military personnel of Ellis and Henderson Counties who have | ||
given their lives in service. | ||
Ellzey | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1295 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||