Bill Text: NY K00514 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing September 29, 2019, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, and honoring the sacrifices of the Gold Star family members from the State of NY

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-25)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - adopted [K00514 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00514-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 514

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        RECOGNIZING  September  29,  2019,  as  Gold  Star
        Mother's  and  Family's  Day,   and   honoring   the
        sacrifices  of the Gold Star family members from the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Services from the State of  New  York,
who  have  served  so  valiantly  and  honorably  in  wars in which this
country's freedom was at stake, as well as in the preservation of  peace
in peacetime, deserve a special salute from this Legislative Body; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize
September 29, 2019, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, and to honor
the sacrifices of the Gold Star family members from  the  State  of  New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  A  Gold Star Family is the immediate family member(s) of a
fallen service member who died while serving in a time of conflict; and

  WHEREAS, Gold Star families, whose members went off to  serve  their
country, displayed a white flag with a red board around it, and the flag
had a blue star for every member who was serving; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Gold Star first made an appearance during World War I
after being placed over a service flag's blue star when a service member
was killed in combat; the Gold Star honors those who made  the  ultimate
sacrifice  for  their  country, and also signifies the family's pride in
the loved one's sacrifice rather than the  mourning  of  their  personal
loss; and

  WHEREAS, A Gold Star Family can display a Gold Star Service Flag for
service  members  who  were  killed  or  died while serving in the Armed
Forces; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, many Gold Star families  wear  the  Gold  Star
lapel pin, issued by the United States Department of Defense, to signify
their pride; these pins, worn by spouses, parents, and children, display
a Gold Star with a purple background surrounded by a gold wreath; and

  WHEREAS,  The Gold Star Mothers Family Memorial was created by Medal
of Honor recipient "Woody" Williams to remember those families who  have
made the ultimate sacrifice; and

  WHEREAS,  The  State of New York is home to three of these respected
memorials located in Albany, Rochester and Romulus; the Albany Memorial,
across from the New York State Capitol, was dedicated on April 29, 2017;
the Rochester  Memorial,  adjacent  to  the  All  Season's  Chapel,  was
dedicated  in  June  of  2016;  and  the  Romulus Memorial, found at the
Sampson Veterans Cemetery, was dedicated on October 14, 2017; and

  WHEREAS, Residents of this great State must never forget the courage
with which these men and women served their country, and must  recognize
that  no  greater  debt  is  owed than that owed to those who gave their

lives for their beloved Nation and to those who continue to  be  missing
in action; and

  WHEREAS, The strength of the United States Military is its soldiers;
the  strength  of  its soldiers is their families; no one has given more
for the nation than the families of the fallen; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
recognize  September  29,  2019, as Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day,
and to honor the sacrifices of the Gold Star  family  members  from  the
State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Gold Star family members from the State of New York.