PRINTER'S NO. 718
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.88
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, GREINER, PICKETT, HAMM, PIELLI,
REICHARD, STAATS, ZIMMERMAN, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, VENKAT, SMITH,
HANBIDGE, KRUPA, MENTZER, NEILSON, GALLAGHER, BANTA, CIRESI
AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating August 7, 2025, as "Purple Heart Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, During major wars from World War I to the present,
32,080 Pennsylvania servicepersons were killed in combat and
approximately 59,140 were wounded, making those Pennsylvanians
eligible for the Purple Heart Medal; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Military Order of the Purple
Heart, chartered by an act of Congress, is to foster an
environment of goodwill among combat wounded veterans and their
families, promote patriotism, support legislative initiatives
and, most importantly, ensure that we never forget the
sacrifices of those killed in war defending our freedom; and
WHEREAS, Forty-five states across the United States have
honored their servicepersons wounded and killed in combat by
proclaiming their states to be Purple Heart states; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania was officially designated as a Purple
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16 Heart state in 2019; and
WHEREAS, The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by
the Military Order of the Purple Heart as a symbolic trail
throughout all 50 states to commemorate and honor all men and
women who have been wounded or killed in combat while serving in
the United States Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS, The Purple Heart Trail originates at a monument in
Mt. Vernon, Virginia, which is the burial location of George
Washington; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Route 45, also
known as the Purple Heart Highway, winds through 100 miles of
Huntingdon, Centre, Union, Northumberland and Montour Counties
and is part of the Purple Heart Trail; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Route 45 was christened the Purple
Heart Highway because the Route 45 corridor has been home to
many recipients of the Purple Heart; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania honors the service
and sacrifices of our nation's men and women in uniform wounded
or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedom
enjoyed by all Americans; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
7, 2025, as "Purple Heart Day" in Pennsylvania.
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