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| 13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Witold Brick, a member of the Polish resistance who battled the Nazis during World War II before settling in the United States, celebrates his 102nd birthday in 2025; and |
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| 15 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Witold Victor Brick was born in 1923 and witnessed the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939; he endured oppressive conditions to pursue higher education after the closure of many universities by occupation forces; and |
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| 17 | 23 | | WHEREAS, braving the threat of torture and execution, Victor Brick joined the Home Army, the primary Polish resistance group during the war, and participated in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944; he was subsequently captured and endured harrowing conditions as a prisoner of war; and |
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| 19 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Victor Brick was liberated in May 1945 by advance forces of General George S. Patton's Seventh United States Army; and |
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| 21 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Victor Brick joined the Polish 2nd Corps of the Polish Armed Forces in the West and trained as an officer before transitioning from military service to academia; and |
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| 23 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Victor Brick was working at the Polish Academic Center in Turin, Italy, when his home country fell behind the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union; a staunch opponent of communism, he lived in Great Britain for a time before emigrating to the United States; and |
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| 25 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Victor Brick proudly obtained United States citizenship on July 17, 1956; he has exemplified the highest virtues of courage, perseverance, and patriotism and embodied the indomitable spirit of those who fight for justice and freedom, leaving a lasting legacy that serves as an inspiration to all; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 33 | | RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Witold Brick hereby be commended on the occasion of his 102nd birthday; and, be it |
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| 29 | 35 | | RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Witold Brick as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his resilience in the pursuit of freedom and democracy. |
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