PRINTER'S NO. 3259
No. 607 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, WOJNAROSKI, WALKO, BELFANTI, BEYER,
ARGALL, MILLARD, REICHLEY, BISHOP, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GOODMAN, HARKINS, HELM, PETRONE, WHEATLEY, HESS, HENNESSEY,
HERSHEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KENNEY, KULA, LENTZ, LEVDANSKY,
MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MOYER,
MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER,
PAYNE, PICKETT, RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SURRA, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH,
ROHRER, WATSON, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, MENSCH,
K. SMITH, MANTZ, FRANKEL, HARHART, BOYD, D. O'BRIEN AND
COHEN, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 11, 2008, as "Pulaski Day" in Pennsylvania.
2 WHEREAS, Brigadier General Kazimierz Pulaski, also known as
3 Casimir Pulaski, was a cofounder and commander of the Bar
4 Confederation, which aimed to curtail the Russian hegemony over
5 the Polish people; and
6 WHEREAS, After the Confederation disbanded, General Pulaski
7 was recruited by the Marquis de Lafayette and emigrated to the
8 American Colonies to fight in the American Revolutionary War on
9 the side of the Americans; and
10 WHEREAS, Upon reaching the American continent, General
11 Pulaski fought bravely for the Colonists, bringing his skill as
1 a noted cavalryman and becoming known as the "Father of the
2 American Cavalry"; and
3 WHEREAS, From 1777 until 1779, General Pulaski fought bravely
4 beside his new compatriots to gain independence for the
5 fledgling country; and
6 WHEREAS, On October 9, 1779, while probing for a weak point
7 in the British lines, General Pulaski was shot; and
8 WHEREAS, On October 11, 1779, General Pulaski died from his
9 wounds; and
10 WHEREAS, By Presidential Proclamation, every October 11 is
11 "General Pulaski Memorial Day," dedicated to the memory of this
12 great man and to the many contributions of people of Polish
13 descent to this great nation; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
15 11, 2008, as "Pulaski Day" in Pennsylvania.
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