PRINTER'S NO. 2445
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
561
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, GOODMAN, WHEATLEY, ENGLISH, HARPER,
ROTHMAN, BARRAR, SAINATO, MAHER, GROVE, JAMES, STAATS, COHEN,
BENNINGHOFF, TOEPEL, HENNESSEY, CALTAGIRONE, COX, FLYNN,
IRVIN, KOTIK, CORBIN, CAUSER, YOUNGBLOOD, CONKLIN, MURT,
DRISCOLL, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, REGAN, THOMAS, D. COSTA,
RAVENSTAHL, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, WATSON, KAVULICH, QUIGLEY,
MILLARD, WHEELAND, HEFFLEY, SONNEY, DUSH, BIZZARRO, KINSEY,
P. DALEY, J. HARRIS, HAHN, ELLIS, GILLESPIE, DEASY, VEREB,
HARKINS, HARHART, R. BROWN, BURNS, BAKER, O'BRIEN, KIRKLAND,
A. HARRIS, MAHONEY, DiGIROLAMO, ROSS, FARINA, PHILLIPS-HILL,
FEE, W. KELLER, WARD, WHITE, PICKETT, MENTZER, MARSICO,
KLUNK, KAUFFMAN, MAJOR, PAYNE, EVERETT, McNEILL, SANKEY,
DeLUCA, GIBBONS, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MATZIE, PETRI, SAYLOR,
GINGRICH, HARHAI, GILLEN, SCHWEYER, OBERLANDER, McCARTER,
BRADFORD AND SCHEMEL, OCTOBER 26, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 26, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing November 10, 2015, as "Marine Corps Day" in
Pennsylvania in honor of the United States Marine Corps'
240th anniversary.
WHEREAS, The United States Marine Corps was founded as the
Continental Marines by a resolution passed by the Second
Continental Congress on November 10, 1775; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps has fought with great courage on
six continents and in every conflict in American history,
including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I,
World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps has also served in support of
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