Bill Text: TX HR1800 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2019 Memorial Day event in Grand Prairie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1800 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1800-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1800 |
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WHEREAS, The City of Grand Prairie is hosting a Memorial Day | ||
celebration at the Veterans Park Event Center on May 27, 2019, to | ||
honor those who have served our nation in the military; and | ||
WHEREAS, This observance was introduced after the Civil War | ||
as a means of paying tribute to those who were killed on both sides | ||
of the conflict; originally called Decoration Day for the practice | ||
of adorning the graves of soldiers with flowers once a year, the | ||
holiday came to be known as Memorial Day, a day to honor all of the | ||
country's fallen; though it was celebrated on May 30 for a number of | ||
decades, it has been observed on the final Monday in May since the | ||
early 1970s; and | ||
WHEREAS, In communities across the nation, veterans and their | ||
fellow citizens gather in cemeteries and other public places to pay | ||
tribute to the armed forces personnel who died protecting our | ||
liberty; "Taps," the haunting bugle call customarily performed at | ||
military funerals and memorials since the Civil War, is played | ||
during these ceremonies, and in accordance with tradition, the | ||
United States flag is lowered to half staff early in the day before | ||
being raised again at noon; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Memorial Day event in Grand Prairie will feature | ||
a solemn reading of the names of servicemen and servicewomen from | ||
the city who gave their lives, accompanied by the tolling of the | ||
newly dedicated Brass Honor Bell; after a flyover by a vintage AT-6 | ||
aircraft, the wings of which were manufactured in the city, the | ||
ceremony will conclude with a 21-gun salute by the Grand Prairie | ||
Police Honor Guard and the playing of "Taps," followed by a lunch | ||
provided by the Grand Prairie Rotary clubs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Generations of Texans have answered their nation's | ||
call to duty, and it is indeed appropriate that we reflect on all | ||
that is asked of the men and women who serve and on the immeasurable | ||
debt that is owed to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2019 Memorial Day observance in | ||
Grand Prairie and extend sincere best wishes to the participants | ||
and guests for a meaningful and memorable event. | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1800 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||