PRINTER'S NO. 3272
No. 431 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, COSTA, DEMPSEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KELLER, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAHER, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, MASLAND, MELIO, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRICH, TRUE, TULLI, WALKO, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG AND McNAUGHTON, APRIL 3, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 3, 2000
A RESOLUTION 1 Honoring the United States Army on the celebration of its 225th 2 anniversary in 2000. 3 WHEREAS, On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress met in 4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and resolved to form a continental 5 army; and 6 WHEREAS, The Continental Army was the forerunner to the 7 United States Army; and 8 WHEREAS, In June 2000 the United States Army celebrates its 9 225th anniversary with a major event scheduled in Washington, 10 D.C., entitled "Spirit of America," which will feature the 3d 11 United States Infantry (The Old Guard) and the United States
1 Army Band, known as "Pershing's Own"; and 2 WHEREAS, The "Spirit of America" is a revival of a 3 longstanding tradition started by the Military District of 4 Washington in 1971 of dramatically depicting the origin and 5 history of the United States Army; therefore be it 6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the United 7 States Army on the celebration of its 225th anniversary in 2000. C14L82DMS/20000H0431R3272 - 2 -