PRINTER'S NO.  2349

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

No.

375

Session of

2011

  

  

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

  

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

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

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Commonwealth's deepest and most sincere condolences to the

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families, friends and loved ones of the innocent victims of

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the attacks.

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

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American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the

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

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WHEREAS, Seventeen minutes later, hijacked United Airlines

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Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade

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Center; and

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

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American Airlines Flight 77, the impact of which caused

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immediate and catastrophic damage to the headquarters of the

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Department of Defense; and

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

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hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 acted heroically to retake

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control of the airplane and thwart the taking of additional

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American lives by crashing the airliner in Shanksville, Somerset

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

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others; and

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

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becoming the most devastating attack on American soil in our

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history; and

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WHEREAS, Many individuals unselfishly gave their lives in

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unyielding courage and sacrifice with the passenger resistance

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that occurred on United Airlines Flight 93 in Somerset County;

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and

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WHEREAS, Their acts of courage and sacrifice for our country

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are worthy of acknowledgment and commendation, and they shall

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remain in our hearts and minds forever, their remembrance

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continuing to be passed on to future generations; and

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WHEREAS, The heroic and gallant sacrifices the emergency

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medical services responders made on that disastrous September

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morning are likewise worthy and deserving of commemoration,

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

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and

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

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

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United States against those who seek to threaten the United

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States; and

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WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, the terrorists targeted

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symbols of American strength and prosperity as an attack on the

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principles, values and freedoms of the American people, but

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instead, inspired the very best of American courage, compassion

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and resilience and demonstrated our resolve to protect our

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democracy and our way of life; and

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

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

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

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

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lives that were lost; and

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

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thoughts of the people of this Commonwealth and the United

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

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and their families; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize

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

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

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sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of

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the innocent victims of the attacks; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives reaffirm that the

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people of this Commonwealth will never forget the challenges our

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

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tirelessly to preserve our freedom and to defeat those who

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attacked the United States; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives pay special

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

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

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