2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 160
BY SENATORS BOUDREAUX, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP,
CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, DONAHUE,
ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JOHNS,
LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH,
MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON,
PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER,
THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Senate of the Louisiana Legislature to declare Louisiana as a
Purple Heart State.
WHEREAS, the citizens of Louisiana have great respect and admiration for the
service and sacrifices of the men and women who have answered the call to duty; and
WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration in use, and was
initially created as "The Badge of Military Merit", by General George Washington in 1782;
and
WHEREAS, the Purple Heart medal was the first American service award made
available to the common soldier and is specifically awarded to members of the Armed
Forces who have been wounded or paid the ultimate sacrifice in combat; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana appreciates the sacrifices that our Purple Heart
recipients have made defending our freedoms and acknowledge the courage and valor of
these brave Patriots; and
WHEREAS, as proposed by Ronald Crowley, State of Louisiana Commander,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, a USMC veteran of the Vietnam war, having served two
combat tours, and awarded three Purple Hearts for wounds accrued in battle, that Louisiana
be declared a Purple Heart State.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby declare Louisiana as a Purple Heart State.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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