PRINTER'S NO. 1440
No. 186 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, STACK, WASHINGTON, FONTANA, FERLO,
COSTA, RAFFERTY, STOUT, EARLL, DINNIMAN, WOZNIAK, LAVALLE,
KASUNIC, O'PAKE, PIPPY, PICCOLA, MUSTO, ERICKSON, FOLMER AND
ORIE, OCTOBER 2, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 2, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating October 14, 2007, as "Pulaski Memorial Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, General Casimir Pulaski was born March 6, 1745, in
4 Warsaw, Poland; and
5 WHEREAS, General Pulaski was a true patriot committed to the
6 defense of freedom and the sovereignty of nations; and
7 WHEREAS, General Pulaski, who fought against Russian,
8 Austrian and Prussian control of Poland, was forced to flee his
9 country for France, where he met and became a close friend of
10 the American representative and statesman Benjamin Franklin; and
11 WHEREAS, General Pulaski joined the Continental Army and
12 proved himself to be a brilliant tactician and leader; and
13 WHEREAS, General Pulaski's valiant skills and services to the
14 American Revolution brought him honor and acclaim; and
15 WHEREAS, Named General of the Cavalry on September 15, 1777,
16 General Pulaski earned the title of "Father of the American
17 Cavalry"; and
1 WHEREAS, General Pulaski commanded the cavalry in battles at
2 Brandywine and Germantown, Pennsylvania; and
3 WHEREAS, In May 1779 General Pulaski contributed to the
4 successful defense of Charleston, South Carolina, against a
5 larger British force, breaking British momentum and boosting the
6 morale of American troops; and
7 WHEREAS, In October 1779 General Pulaski led a charge behind
8 the French line of infantry to break the British defense in the
9 siege of Savannah, Georgia, where he was mortally wounded; and
10 WHEREAS, General Pulaski's lifework and ideals are a source
11 of strength and pride to Americans of Polish ancestry and
12 reflect the customs and culture of the Polish people; therefore
13 be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate October 14, 2007, as
15 "Pulaski Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania.
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