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| 2 | 2 | | By: Toth H.C.R. No. 1 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Each year, Americans set aside a special day to |
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| 7 | 7 | | honor those members of the U.S. military forces who gave their lives |
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| 8 | 8 | | in the line of duty; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Memorial Day originated in the years following the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Civil War, when Americans held springtime tributes for soldiers who |
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| 11 | 11 | | had been killed during the conflict, laying flowers on their graves |
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| 12 | 12 | | and offering prayers; originally known as Decoration Day, the |
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| 13 | 13 | | tradition expanded after World War I in order to recognize all |
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| 14 | 14 | | military personnel who died in service to the country; in 1971, the |
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| 15 | 15 | | federal government established Memorial Day as a national holiday, |
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| 16 | 16 | | to be held annually on the last Monday in May; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The toll of war has been a heavy one; since the |
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| 18 | 18 | | founding of our republic, more than one million U.S. military |
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| 19 | 19 | | personnel have died during wartime, and an even higher number have |
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| 20 | 20 | | been wounded; thousands have endured extreme privation as prisoners |
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| 21 | 21 | | of war, and thousands have been listed as missing in action; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Throughout Texas, residents make a special effort to |
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| 23 | 23 | | honor fallen service members; the loss of these valiant men and |
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| 24 | 24 | | women is keenly felt not only by their loved ones but also by the |
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| 25 | 25 | | communities in which they resided, as well as by all Texans who |
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| 26 | 26 | | treasure the gift of freedom for which they fought; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, To those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in |
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| 28 | 28 | | behalf of our country, we owe a debt that is truly beyond measure; |
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| 29 | 29 | | while Memorial Day remains an essential and meaningful observance, |
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| 30 | 30 | | its poignance can be amplified by officially designating the entire |
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| 31 | 31 | | month of May in memory of those heroic individuals who gave all in |
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| 32 | 32 | | service to their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2nd Called Session, hereby designate May as Memorial Month; and, be |
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| 35 | 35 | | it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 37 | 37 | | 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 38 | 38 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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| 39 | 39 | | passed by the legislature. |
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