Bill Text: CA SCR118 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Military sacrifice: remembrance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 120, Statutes of 2014. [SCR118 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR118-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 118	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Anderson

                        MAY 5, 2014

   Relative to military sacrifice.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 118, as introduced, Anderson. Military sacrifice: remembrance.

   This measure would encourage the people of California to honor our
war dead on the 21st day of each month by flying the flag of the
United States at half-staff in remembrance and in honor of all those
who have given their lives in military service in war and pausing for
a moment of silence for 21 seconds to honor our fallen heroes.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Some 1.4 million American veterans have given their lives
in the various wars in defense of freedom; and
   WHEREAS, California and the nation should honor their service and
sacrifice in perpetuity; and
   WHEREAS, The highest salute our nation can bestow on our military
or public officials, including the President of the United States, is
formally known as the "21 Gun Salute," and taking a 21 second moment
of silence is an appropriate way to honor our fallen solders; and
   WHEREAS, Out of the 31,536,000 seconds in a calendar year, 252
seconds of each year shall be utilized to honor Americans who have
given their lives defending freedom for a 21 second moment of silence
each month, which would help this and future generations to
understand and respect the sacrifice made by veterans who have given
their lives; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature encourages the people of
California to honor our war dead on the 21st day of each month by
flying the flag of the United States at half-staff in remembrance and
in honor of all those who have given their lives in military service
in war and by pausing for a moment of silence for 21 seconds to
honor our fallen heroes; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.