Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0429 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 429
5	5	By Gardenhire
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8	8	SJR0429
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to commemorate the 250
13	13	th
14	14	anniversary of the
15	15	Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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17	17	WHEREAS, the Sons of the American Revolution are celebrating the 250
18	18	th
19	19	anniversary
20	20	of the founding of America and have proclaimed 2023 to 2033 as the "Decade of the American
21	21	Revolution"; and
22	22	WHEREAS, on April 19, 2025, the nation will commemorate the 250
23	23	th
24	24	anniversary of the
25	25	Battles of Lexington and Concord, the "Shot Heard Round the World," that began the
26	26	Revolutionary War and united the colonies in the cause of liberty and independence; and
27	27	WHEREAS, all cities, counties, and states are encouraged to join in this patriotic
28	28	celebration to remember the sacrifices of all who supported the revolutionary cause and who
29	29	participated in establishing the United States of America; and
30	30	WHEREAS, in 1775, patriots in Massachusetts squared off against the British army to
31	31	defend our freedoms when the British Commander General Thomas Gage ordered his troops to
32	32	march to Concord and seize its arms; and
33	33	WHEREAS, the British force marched through the night, and on the morning of April 19,
34	34	1775, they arrived at Lexington Green, where they were met by a contingent of eighty Lexington
35	35	militiamen, known as Minutemen, composed of local farmers, tradesmen, and citizens; and
36	36	WHEREAS, it is unclear who fired the first shot, but a skirmish ensued, during which
37	37	eight militia were killed and one British soldier wounded. After restoring order, the British
38	38	resumed the march to Concord; and
39	39	WHEREAS, militia from throughout the region converged to meet the British in a battle
40	40	fought at Concord's North Bridge. As the British retreated for Boston, a running battle ensued in
41	41	which ninety-five Patriots and 273 British were killed; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, the Battles of Lexington and Concord roused New Englanders to join forces
47	47	and lay siege to Boston, showing that citizen soldiers could stand up to the British army and
48	48	leading many formerly neutral colonists to support resistance; now, therefore,
49	49	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
50	50	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
51	51	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we join with the Sons of the American Revolution
52	52	and other patriotic, community, and veterans' organizations on April 19, 2025, to commemorate
53	53	the Battles of Lexington and Concord, important events in the history of our great country.
54	54	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
55	55	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
56	56	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
57	57	without House or Senate designation.
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