THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY STACK, TARTAGLIONE, MENSCH, BOSCOLA, ORIE, MUSTO, STOUT, FONTANA, ERICKSON, COSTA, O'PAKE, GREENLEAF, VOGEL, ARGALL, PILEGGI, HUGHES, WASHINGTON, D. WHITE, BAKER, PIPPY, ALLOWAY, RAFFERTY, EARLL AND MELLOW, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Designating October 3, 2010, as "Pulaski Memorial Day" in

Pennsylvania commemorating the 231st anniversary of his death

in 1779.

WHEREAS, General Casimir Pulaski was born March 6, 1745, in

Warsaw, Poland; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski was a true patriot committed to the

defense of freedom and the sovereignty of nations; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski, who fought against Russian,

Austrian and Prussian control of Poland, was forced to flee his

country for France, where he met and became a close friend of

the American representative and statesman Benjamin Franklin; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski joined the Continental Army and

proved himself to be a brilliant tactician and leader; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski's valiant skills and services to the

American Revolution brought him honor and acclaim; and

WHEREAS, Named General of the Cavalry on September 15, 1777,

General Pulaski earned the title of "Father of the American

Cavalry"; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski commanded the cavalry in battles at

Brandywine and Germantown, Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, In May 1779 General Pulaski contributed to the

successful defense of Charleston, South Carolina, against a

larger British force, breaking British momentum and boosting the

morale of American troops; and

WHEREAS, In October 1779 General Pulaski led a charge behind

the French line of infantry to break the British defense in the

siege of Savannah, Georgia, where he was mortally wounded; and

WHEREAS, General Pulaski's lifework and ideals are a source

of strength and pride to Americans of Polish ancestry and

reflect the customs and culture of the Polish people; therefore

be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate designate October 3, 2010, as

"Pulaski Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania commemorating the 231st

anniversary of his death in 1779; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Senate extend best wishes to the Polish

American community in Philadelphia on the 77th anniversary of

the Pulaski Day Parade.