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| 7 | 7 | | LLS NO. R25-0791.01 Frank Stoner x5498 |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR25-1010 |
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| 9 | 9 | | House Committees Senate Committees |
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| 10 | 10 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1010 |
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| 11 | 11 | | C |
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| 12 | 12 | | ONCERNING RECOGNITION OF MILITARY, VETERANS, AND POW/MIA101 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A |
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| 14 | 14 | | PPRECIATION DAY.102 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Colorado has a proud and distinguished history of1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | dedicated military service by men and women whose courage, heroism,2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | and sacrifice preserve the liberties and democratic way of life set forth in3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | our state and federal constitutions; and4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Colorado is home to a significant number of military5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | installations, including Fort Carson, the United States Air Force6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Academy, Buckley Space Force Base, Peterson Space Force Base,7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Schriever Space Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Station, that contribute not only to the national security of our nation but9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | to the economic health of our state; and10 |
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| 31 | 25 | | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 32 | 26 | | Camacho and Caldwell, Carter, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms, |
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| 33 | 27 | | Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Duran, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, |
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| 34 | 28 | | Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lukens, Mabrey, |
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| 35 | 29 | | Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rydin, Smith, Soper, |
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| 36 | 30 | | Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Winter T., |
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| 40 | | - | Rich and Michaelson Jenet, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, |
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| 41 | | - | Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Jodeh, |
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| 42 | | - | Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Pelton B., Pelton R., Roberts, |
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| 43 | | - | Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 33 | + | Rich and Michaelson Jenet, |
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| 44 | 34 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 45 | 35 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 46 | 36 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, Colorado benefits greatly from the presence and1 |
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| 47 | 37 | | military service of the more than 47,000 men and women in our state who2 |
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| 48 | 38 | | serve in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine3 |
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| 49 | 39 | | Corps, and Coast Guard; the branch Reserves; the Colorado National4 |
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| 50 | 40 | | Guard; and the Civil Air Patrol; and5 |
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| 51 | 41 | | WHEREAS, The service members of the Colorado National Guard6 |
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| 52 | 42 | | have served in defense of our nation and as the first military responders7 |
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| 53 | 43 | | in support of civil authorities during domestic emergencies and are8 |
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| 54 | 44 | | celebrating their 165th anniversary this year; and9 |
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| 55 | 45 | | WHEREAS, In addition to active members of the United States10 |
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| 56 | 46 | | Armed Services, Colorado is the proud home of more than 340,00011 |
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| 57 | 47 | | military veterans who have served their country long and well and who12 |
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| 58 | 48 | | bring great honor and distinction to the state. Colorado is home not only13 |
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| 59 | 49 | | to active duty service personnel and veterans but also to the countless14 |
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| 60 | 50 | | family members of these service members who display the same15 |
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| 61 | 51 | | dedication, courage, and sacrifice; and16 |
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| 62 | 52 | | WHEREAS, We should never forget the uncommon sacrifices17 |
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| 63 | 53 | | made for us by the service members from Colorado declared missing in18 |
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| 64 | 54 | | action or prisoners of war while defending the principles of liberty and19 |
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| 65 | 55 | | justice in conflicts around the world; and20 |
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| 66 | 56 | | WHEREAS, Disparate and diverse groups of Coloradans, such as21 |
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| 67 | 57 | | persons who are African American, Native American, Latino or Latina,22 |
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| 68 | 58 | | or Hispanic, in addition to men and women of all backgrounds, are bound23 |
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| 69 | 59 | | together in the Armed Services by their selfless dedication to the spirit of24 |
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| 70 | 60 | | our nation, the ideals of freedom and democracy, and the cause of25 |
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| 71 | 61 | | democracy and stability around the globe; and26 |
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| 72 | 62 | | WHEREAS, In this time of conflict, it is particularly appropriate27 |
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| 73 | 63 | | to recognize the Coloradans in all branches and components of the Armed28 |
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| 74 | 64 | | Services who serve to protect the security and peace of our nation and29 |
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| 75 | 65 | | other nations; now, therefore,30 |
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| 76 | 66 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth31 |
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| 77 | 67 | | General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:32 |
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| 78 | 68 | | (1) That we, the members of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly,33 |
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| 79 | 69 | | hereby extend our heartfelt gratitude to our state's veterans, past and34 |
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| 80 | 70 | | present, to all members of the military currently serving in the Armed35 |
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| 82 | 72 | | -2- Services, and to the family members of active duty personnel and1 |
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| 83 | 73 | | veterans, and that we remember and honor prisoners of war and those2 |
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| 84 | 74 | | missing in action from previous conflicts;3 |
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| 85 | 75 | | (2) That we express our continued partnership with and support4 |
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| 86 | 76 | | of Fort Carson and maintain our strong commitment to supporting5 |
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| 87 | 77 | | ongoing military training at the Mountain Post; and6 |
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| 88 | 78 | | (3) That we encourage the citizens of Colorado to join in the7 |
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| 89 | 79 | | celebration of Colorado's Military, Veterans, and POW/MIA8 |
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| 90 | 80 | | Appreciation Day, in recognition and honor of the thousands of fellow9 |
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| 91 | 81 | | citizens in the military who protect and serve their communities, state,10 |
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| 92 | 82 | | and country.11 |
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| 93 | 83 | | Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent12 |
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| 94 | 84 | | to President Donald J. Trump; Governor Jared Polis; Maj. Gen. Laura13 |
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| 95 | 85 | | Clellan, Adjutant General of Colorado, Executive Director of the14 |
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| 96 | 86 | | Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Carol Thomas, Commander15 |
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| 97 | 87 | | of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Colorado; the American16 |
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| 98 | 88 | | Legion of Colorado; the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs; the United17 |
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| 99 | 89 | | Veterans Coalition of Colorado; the Paralyzed Veterans of America18 |
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| 100 | 90 | | Mountain States Chapter; the Broomfield Veterans Museum; the Wings19 |
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| 101 | 91 | | Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum; and each member of20 |
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| 102 | 92 | | Colorado's Congressional delegation.21 |
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