First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
LLS NO. R25-0793.01 Frank Stoner x5498
HJR25-1016
House Committees Senate Committees
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1016
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ONCERNING RECOGNITIO N AND REMEMBRANCE OF COLORADO101
MILITARY VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.102
WHEREAS, American involvement in the Persian Gulf War began1
in 1990 with Operation Desert Shield, which marked the deployment of2
United States service members to Saudi Arabia in response to the Iraqi3
invasion of Kuwait; and4
WHEREAS, The deployment of United States service members to5
the Persian Gulf marked the beginning of a six-month-long war with Iraq6
that would eventually end following a successful aerial bombing7
campaign and ground invasion referred to as Operation Desert Storm; and8
WHEREAS, The United States led a forty-two-country9
international coalition—the largest since World War II—with the purpose10
SENATE
Final Reading
February 11, 2025
HOUSE
Final Reading
February 7, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Camacho and Hartsook, Carter, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms,
Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Clifford, Duran, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia
Sander, Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lukens,
Mabrey, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Pugliese, Richardson, Ricks, Rydin,
Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg,
Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Bird, Brooks, DeGraaf, English, Garcia, Lindsay, Lindstedt,
Luck, Martinez, Phillips, Rutinel, Sirota, Suckla, Willford
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Pelton B. and Snyder, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman,
Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Jodeh, Kipp,
Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton R., Rich, Roberts,
Rodriguez, Simpson, Weissman, Winter F.
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. of liberating Iraqi-occupied Kuwait; and1
WHEREAS, One hundred forty-three members of the United2
States Armed Forces, including three Coloradans, were killed in action3
over the course of the Gulf War; and4
WHEREAS, It is, and will forever remain, society's solemn5
obligation to recognize the service rendered by Gulf War veterans and the6
sacrifice associated with that service; now, therefore,7
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth8
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:9
That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby:10
(1) Acknowledge and recognize the veterans of the Gulf War for11
the service they rendered;12
(2) Honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their13
lives in service to their country;14
(3) Express our heartfelt gratitude and sympathy to the families of15
fallen service members; and16
(4) Encourage all Coloradans to remember the sacrifices made by17
Gulf War veterans and their families.18
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent19
to the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; the United20
Veterans Coalition of Colorado; the President of the United States,21
Donald J. Trump; the honorable Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado; and22
the Colorado Congressional delegation.23
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