PRINTER'S NO. 3482
No. 479 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS, SEMMEL, BELFANTI, DeWEESE, TIGUE,
READSHAW, KREBS, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BROOKS, BROWNE, BUNT,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CIVERA, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN,
CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER,
FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS,
HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAISER, KELLER, LAUGHLIN,
LEDERER, LEWIS, LUCYK, MAHER, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, R. MILLER, MUNDY, PICKETT,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK,
STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TURZAI, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, WILT,
YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG, S. MILLER, JAMES, PALLONE AND SAMUELSON,
MARCH 26, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 26, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating the Marine Corps League on its 65th anniversary.
2 WHEREAS, On August 4, 1937, Major General John A. Lejeune,
3 United States Marine Corps, retired, Honorary National
4 Commandant; Maurice A. Illch, National Commandant; Roy S.
5 Taylor, Senior National Vice Commandant; Kenneth B. Collings,
6 Junior Vice Commandant; Alexander F. Ormsby, National Judge
7 Advocate; Reverend John H. Clifford, National Chaplain; Edward
8 A. Walker, National Sergeant At Arms; John B. Hinckley, Jr.,
9 National Adjutant and Paymaster; and John E. Brock, National
1 Chief of Staff, composed the Marine Corps League; and
2 WHEREAS, Incorporated by an act of Congress, the Marine Corps
3 League preserves the traditions and promotes the interests of
4 the United States Marine Corps by banding together persons now
5 serving in the United States Marine Corps and those who have
6 been honorably discharged from that service; and
7 WHEREAS, The Marine Corps League fits its members for the
8 duties of citizenship, encourages them to serve as ably as
9 citizens as they served under arms and holds sacred the history
10 and memory of the Marines who have given their lives to the
11 nation; and
12 WHEREAS, The Marine Corps League voluntarily aids and renders
13 assistance to all Marines and former Marines as well as to their
14 survivors and dependents and perpetuates the history of the
15 United States Marine Corps through fitting acts to commemorate
16 historical occasions of interest to Marines; and
17 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania natives Wilson L. Peck (1961-1962),
18 Patrick J. Cody (1975-1976), Paul F. Hastings (1979-1981), Lamar
19 Golden (1991-1993) and Paul J. Seton (1995-1997) have served
20 with distinction as National Commandant of the Marine Corps
21 League; and
22 WHEREAS, August 4, 2002, marks the 65th anniversary of the
23 Marine Corps League's congressional incorporation authorized by
24 the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States
25 assembled at the First Session of the 75th Congress of the
26 United States and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt;
27 therefore be it
28 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
29 Marine Corps League on its 65th anniversary; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
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1 John P. Tuohy, National Commandant of the Marine Corps League,
2 at the national convention on August 5, 2002, in Harrisburg.
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