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House Resolution 672
By: Representatives Bonner of the 73
rd
, Gambill of the 15
th
, Hitchens of the 161
st
, Thomas
of the 21
st
, and Evans of the 57
th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for their service to the citizens of Georgia; and for other
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purposes.2
WHEREAS, the Civil Air Patrol was founded on December 1, 1941, as an organization of3
volunteers meant to assist the United States military in national defense by performing aerial4
coastal patrols and emergency services within the continental United States; and5
WHEREAS, in 1943, the capabilities of this new volunteer organization were recognized as6
vital to national defense, and by Presidential Executive Order, the Civil Air Patrol was7
assigned to the War Department and subsequently designated by Congress on May 26, 1948,8
as the official auxiliary to the United States Air Force to perform three distinct missions:9
emergency services, aerospace education, and cadet programs; and10
WHEREAS, Civil Air Patrol's association with the United States Air Force in performing11
these "Missions for America" as part of the United States Air Force's Total Force; and12
WHEREAS, the Georgia Wing of Civil Air Patrol consists of almost 2,000 volunteer13
members in 44 squadrons and six groups located throughout this state; and14
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WHEREAS, Georgia Wing members received national recognition in 2021 by receiving the
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Crisis Service Award for their efforts to support Georgia's communities during the16
COVID-19 pandemic; and 17
WHEREAS, Georgia Wing members, as an intricate component of our national defense,18
volunteer their services, time, and resources to actively support Civil Air Patrol by19
conducting missions in homeland security, disaster relief, and emergency services, search20
and rescue, counter drug, aerospace education, and cadet programs, heavily supporting21
hurricane relief efforts for Helene and Milton by providing FEMA and GEMA with22
thousands of aerial images and conducting "Sundown Patrols" in South Georgia; and23
WHEREAS, the estimated value of the Georgia Wing members' volunteer hours in 2024 was24
in excess of $7.6 million; and25
WHEREAS, these "flying minutemen" of the Civil Air Patrol have, since its inception,26
consistently provided this state with invaluable emergency services, serving America's27
communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.28
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that29
the members of this body recognize the selfless contributions that the volunteers of the Civil30
Air Patrol have made to the State of Georgia.31
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized32
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the33
Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.34
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