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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 68 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Massey |
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| 8 | 8 | | SR0068 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 005991 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to commemorate Women Veterans Appreciation |
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| 13 | 13 | | Day, June 12, 2025. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, throughout all periods of history for both the State of Tennessee and the |
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| 16 | 16 | | United States, women have served proudly as citizens and as public servants, unofficially and |
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| 17 | 17 | | formally, in their efforts to secure and preserve the freedom of all; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, women have proudly served informally since the inception of the United |
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| 19 | 19 | | States military and most honorably for the State of Tennessee, with notable dates being the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Army Nurses Corps, 1901; Women Armed Services Integration Act, June 12, 1948; and combat |
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| 21 | 21 | | jobs opened to women, December 3, 2015; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, women have also served honorably and with valor from the times of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | American Revolution to today, as the United States still participates in current worldwide |
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| 24 | 24 | | conflicts; women serve in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Reserves, and National Guard; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, a significant number of women have served this country, rising to more than |
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| 27 | 27 | | 350,000 women during World War II, when they served in all functional areas of war, as some |
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| 28 | 28 | | female troops were captured and held as Prisoners of War, while others made the ultimate |
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| 29 | 29 | | sacrifice; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, women continued through the mid-1990s to fight for the right to serve their |
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| 31 | 31 | | country, and the State of Tennessee recognizes and respects the contributions that they have |
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| 32 | 32 | | made through centuries of faithful service; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, the State of Tennessee has over 40,000 women veterans who have served |
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| 34 | 34 | | this country and State with courageous, honorable military service and continue to serve their |
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| 35 | 35 | | communities, schools, businesses, and religious institutions; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | - 2 - 005991 |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, the Veterans Heritage Site Foundation is hosting a Women Veterans |
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| 41 | 41 | | Appreciation Day program on June 12, 2025, and has also established a Women Veterans |
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| 42 | 42 | | Appreciation Week, June 8-14, 2025, in tribute to our gallant women veterans; now, therefore, |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH |
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| 44 | 44 | | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we are proud to join with the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Veterans Heritage Site Foundation in the commemoration of June 12, 2025, as "Women |
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| 46 | 46 | | Veterans Appreciation Day" in Tennessee to honor the growing presence of women in all |
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| 47 | 47 | | branches of United States Armed Forces and their valiant service and sacrifices on behalf of the |
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| 48 | 48 | | State of Tennessee and the United States of America. |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 50 | 50 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy. |
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