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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ORIE, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, LOGAN, BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, McILHINNEY, GREENLEAF, FONTANA, BAKER, ARGALL, ERICKSON, D. WHITE, ALLOWAY, COSTA, PILEGGI, WASHINGTON, TARTAGLIONE, MUSTO, PIPPY, EARLL AND BRUBAKER, APRIL 5, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 5, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Memorializing the Congress of the United States to designate the |
2 | Honor and Remember Flag as a national emblem of service and |
3 | sacrifice by the brave men and women of the United States |
4 | Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty. |
5 | WHEREAS, While war deaths have been a part of our heritage |
6 | since the birth of this nation, the United States has not |
7 | instituted an official symbol commemorating fallen |
8 | servicepersons; and |
9 | WHEREAS, House Resolution No. 1034 of the 111th Congress |
10 | designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and |
11 | Remember, Inc., to officially recognize and honor fallen members |
12 | of the armed forces; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag red field represents the |
14 | brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag blue star is a symbol of |
16 | active service in military conflict which dates back to World |
17 | War I; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag white border recognizes |
2 | the purity of sacrifice; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag gold star signifies the |
4 | ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not |
5 | returning home and reflects the value of the life given; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag folded flag element |
7 | highlights this nation's final tribute to a fallen serviceperson |
8 | and a family's sacrifice; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag flame symbolizes the |
10 | eternal spirit of the departed; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The Senate of Pennsylvania calls for a unifying |
12 | symbol recognizing this nation's solemn debt to the estimated |
13 | 1.6 million fallen servicepersons throughout history and the |
14 | families and communities who mourned their loss; therefore be it |
15 | RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania memorialize the |
16 | Congress of the United States to designate the Honor and |
17 | Remember Flag as a national emblem of service and sacrifice by |
18 | the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who |
19 | have given their lives in the line of duty; and be it further |
20 | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to |
21 | the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each |
22 | member of Congress from Pennsylvania. |
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