PRINTER'S NO. 2543
No. 425 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BAKER, BEYER, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BROOKS,
CALTAGIRONE, CIVERA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DONATUCCI, GALLOWAY,
GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GRUCELA,
HARPER, HELM, M. KELLER, KENNEY, LENTZ, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ,
MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN, MELIO, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, D. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, PERZEL, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY,
RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, RUBLEY, BELFANTI,
EVERETT, MUNDY, SAINATO, SANTONI, STERN, SWANGER, R. TAYLOR,
TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND KESSLER,
OCTOBER 2, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 2, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 13, 2007, as "Military Family Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, There are roughly 41,000 active duty military,
4 Guard, Air Guard and Reserve personnel in Pennsylvania, not
5 including persons who choose to leave distant military bases to
6 return to extended families during military deployments; and
7 WHEREAS, There is a large contingent of Federal civil service
8 employees who work and reside in Pennsylvania and who volunteer
9 or are directed to serve overseas in support of the war on
10 terror; and
11 WHEREAS, Families of persons serving in support of the war on
12 terror make untold and anonymous sacrifices every day on behalf
13 of their husbands, wives, sons and daughters and endure extended
1 deployments of their loved ones; and
2 WHEREAS, Military family members are widely scattered
3 throughout this Commonwealth; and
4 WHEREAS, These persons often lack support systems and access
5 to facilities available to military families living on or near
6 major military bases; and
7 WHEREAS, Although this Commonwealth and its communities have
8 extended overwhelming support to deployed military members, many
9 people are unaware that military families with unique needs
10 reside in their communities; and
11 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a very large veteran and retired
12 military population whose families merit recognition for their
13 past sacrifices; and
14 WHEREAS, It is right and proper to express appreciation for
15 the sacrifices of these families; and
16 WHEREAS, All Pennsylvanians should reach out to help military
17 families during their difficult separations; therefore be it
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
19 13, 2007, as "Military Family Day" in Pennsylvania.
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