Bill Text: GA HR2220 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honor Flight of Northwest Georgia; Georgia's World War II veterans; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-29 - House Read and Adopted [HR2220 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2220-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2220
By:
Representative Dempsey of the
13th
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing Honor Flight of Northwest Georgia and commending Georgia's World War
II veterans; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
our nation's security continues to rely on patriotic men and women who put their
personal lives on hold in order to place themselves in harm's way to protect the
freedoms that all United States citizens cherish; and
WHEREAS,
members of the United States military have long been recognized around the world
for their superior tactical skills, their strength of physique and character,
and their ability to complete any objective; and
WHEREAS,
the citizens of this nation regard veterans of World War II as having
demonstrated a deep personal commitment to protecting democracy and willingness
to sacrifice their own personal safety and comfort to ensure the well-being of
their fellow man; and
WHEREAS,
the Greatest Generation served as guardians of the world's freedom and liberty,
deserve great recognition for their selfless service to this nation, and should
be honored for their unyielding commitment to protecting the people and ideals
of the United States; and
WHEREAS,
through the organization Honor Flight, World War II veterans have an opportunity
to take a free day trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II Memorial;
and
WHEREAS,
Honor Flight is a national organization founded in Springfield, Ohio, by Earle
Morse in 2005 that has expanded over the past five years to allow thousands of
World War II veterans to experience the Memorial; and
WHEREAS,
Honor Flight of Northwest Georgia is a program organized by volunteers in Bartow
County to pay tribute to World War II veterans in the community;
and
WHEREAS,
this amazing organization provides World War II veterans with a chance to visit
the World War II Memorial which was completed in 2004, giving participants a
unique opportunity to pay their respects to their fellow soldiers;
and
WHEREAS,
Georgia's veterans of World War II embodied the spirit of service, willing to
find meaning in something greater than themselves, and it is abundantly fitting
and proper that the outstanding accomplishments and sacrifices of these
remarkable and distinguished Americans be honored appropriately.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body express their most profound appreciation for Georgia's World War II
veterans of the United States military who stood ever ready to lay the ultimate
sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Honor Flight
of Northwest Georgia.
