Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0085 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 85
5	5	By Roberts
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8	8	SJR0085
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of the four Donaldson
13	13	brothers of Dickson County on the occasion of
14	14	their posthumously receiving The Ambassador
15	15	For Peace Medal.
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17	17	WHEREAS, our nation was conceived by individuals who were willing to sacrifice their
18	18	personal safety and concerns to ensure our individual and collective freedom, and the Volunteer
19	19	State is especially proud to be the home of so many valiant men and women who performed
20	20	above and beyond the call of duty; and
21	21	WHEREAS, the citizens of Tennessee have, throughout the years, been called upon to
22	22	take up arms against the enemies of this great nation, risking their lives and leaving their loved
23	23	ones behind to honorably safeguard the freedoms and liberties guaranteed to all citizens of
24	24	these United States and vanquishing those who threaten our way of life; and
25	25	WHEREAS, while the heroic deeds of Tennesseans have been extolled throughout the
26	26	history of our State and nation, the distinguished military service of every proud Tennessean
27	27	should be illuminated, shared, and properly honored; and
28	28	WHEREAS, four such individuals are the Donaldson brothers of Dickson County, all of
29	29	whom served simultaneously in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Korean War, an American
30	30	record for that conflict; and
31	31	WHEREAS, on August 6, 2024, Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson,
32	32	Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur Preston Donaldson were posthumously awarded The
33	33	Ambassador For Peace Medals by the Republic of South Korea as an expression of that
34	34	nation's appreciation; and
35	35	WHEREAS, the late Thomas Harvel Donaldson served in the U.S. Air Force in World
36	36	War II, Korea, and Vietnam; the late Ernest Melvin Donaldson served in the U.S. Army in Korea;
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41	41	the late Arie Gafford Donaldson also served in the U.S. Army in Korea; and the late Arthur
42	42	Preston Donaldson served in the U.S. Army in Korea and Vietnam; and
43	43	WHEREAS, while no offering can properly relay our gratitude for their bravery and
44	44	dedication to preserving the blessed freedom that is inseparable from our American heritage
45	45	and ideals, it is most appropriate that we should honor the Donaldson brothers to the full extent
46	46	of our ability, as they made untold and innumerable sacrifices to preserve the liberties we enjoy
47	47	today; now, therefore,
48	48	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
49	49	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
50	50	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that on the occasion of their posthumous receipt of The
51	51	Ambassador For Peace Medal from the Republic of South Korea, we honor the memory of
52	52	Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson, Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur
53	53	Preston Donaldson and commend their courageous service to our nation as four of Tennessee's
54	54	most heroic citizens.
55	55	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
56	56	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
57	57	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
58	58	without House or Senate designation.
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