Bill Text: TX SR854 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Memorial Day 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR854 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR854-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, For well over a century, Americans have set aside | ||
Memorial Day as a time to honor those members of the military | ||
forces who have given their lives in service to the United | ||
States; and | ||
WHEREAS, This observance was introduced after the Civil | ||
War as a means of paying tribute to those who had died on both | ||
sides of the conflict; originally called Decoration Day for the | ||
practice of adorning the graves of soldiers with flowers once a | ||
year, the holiday came to be known as Memorial Day, a day to honor | ||
all of the country's fallen; though it was celebrated on May 30 | ||
for a number of decades, it has been observed on the final Monday | ||
in May since the early 1970s; and | ||
WHEREAS, In communities across the nation, veterans and | ||
their fellow citizens gather in cemeteries and other public | ||
places to pay tribute to the armed forces personnel who died | ||
protecting our liberty; "Taps," the haunting bugle call | ||
customarily performed at military funerals and memorials since | ||
the Civil War, is played during these ceremonies, and in | ||
accordance with tradition, the United States flag is lowered to | ||
half staff early in the day before being raised again at noon; and | ||
WHEREAS, The most well-known observance of Memorial Day | ||
occurs in Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown | ||
Soldier, where the remains of unidentified Americans from World | ||
War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are | ||
interred; the president of the United States, accompanied by | ||
honor guards from all branches of the armed services, | ||
traditionally lays a wreath at the tomb, and a bugler offers a | ||
final salute by playing "Taps"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Americans owe an immeasurable debt to those men | ||
and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of the peace | ||
and stability of our nation, and it is a privilege to join with | ||
citizens across the country in paying homage to the courage, | ||
commitment, and patriotism of its military personnel; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize Memorial Day 2019 in solemn | ||
commemoration of those who have died in service to our nation. | ||
Campbell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 27, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |