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2		-	2025
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4		-	VT LEG #382041 v.1
5		-	No. R-22. House concurrent resolution honoring the Green Mountain Hometown
6		-	Heroes Banner Program and its recognized members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
7		-	(H.C.R.17)
8		-	Offered by Representatives Morrissey of Bennington, Corcoran of Bennington, Greer
9		-	of Bennington, James of Manchester, Nigro of Bennington, and Pinsonault of Dorset
	1	+	StateofVermont
	2	+	HouseofRepresentatives
	3	+	Montpelier,Vermont
	4	+	ConcurrentHouseResolution
	5	+	H.C.R.17
	6	+	OfferedbyRepresentativesMorrisseyofBennington,CorcoranofBennington,GreerofBennington,James
	7	+	ofManchester,NigroofBennington,andPinsonaultofDorset
10	8		OfferedbySenatorsBongartzandPlunkett
11		-	Whereas, starting in 2024, the Green Mountain Hometown Heroes Corporation, in
12		-	collaboration with Bennington American Legion Post 13 Riders and the Bennington
13		-	VFW Post 1332 Riders, organized a commemorative display of customized banners
14		-	along Route 7, extending from Four Corners in downtown Bennington to the Vermont
15		-	Veterans’ Home, honoring past and present Bennington-associated members of our
16		-	nation’s armed forces who served in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine
17		-	Corps, Merchant Marines, Navy, Space Force, and the Vermont National Guard, and
18		-	Whereas, the individuals who were recognized served in military conflicts as long ago
19		-	as the Civil War and in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the
20		-	Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Global War on Terror, and
21		-	Whereas, this special celebration enabled family members or descendants to
22		-	commemorate their loved ones who are on active duty, who were honorably discharged,
23		-	or who were killed while serving our country, and
24		-	Whereas, this patriotic tribute to Bennington’s military veterans became a reality due
25		-	to successful partnerships with the Bennington Select Board and Town Manager, who
26		-	granted official approval for this innovative endeavor; Bennington’s public works crew,
27		-	which installed the banners; and Green Mountain Power, which gave permission for the
28		-	banners to be displayed on its utility poles, and
29		-	Whereas, on November 11, 2024, Veterans Day, the Green Mountain Hometown
30		-	Heroes Banner Program was formally dedicated in a solemnly reflective ceremony
31		-	occurring in Bennington, now therefore be it
	9	+	HouseconcurrentresolutionhonoringtheGreenMountainHometownHeroesBannerProgramandits
	10	+	recognizedmembersoftheU.S.ArmedForces
	11	+	Whereas,startingin2024,theGreenMountainHometownHeroesCorporation,incollaborationwith
	12	+	BenningtonAmericanLegionPost13RidersandtheBenningtonVFWPost1332Riders,organizeda
	13	+	commemorativedisplayofcustomizedbannersalongRoute7,extendingfromFourCornersindowntown
	14	+	BenningtontotheVermontVeterans’Home,honoringpastandpresentBennington-associatedmembersofour
	15	+	nation’sarmedforceswhoservedintheU.S.AirForce,Army,CoastGuard,MarineCorps,MerchantMarines,
	16	+	Navy,SpaceForce,andtheVermontNationalGuard, and
	17	+	Whereas,theindividualswhowererecognizedservedinmilitaryconflictsaslongagoastheCivilWarand
	18	+	intheSpanish-AmericanWar,WorldWarI,WorldWarII,theKoreanWar,theVietnamWar,theGulfWar,and
	19	+	theGlobalWaronTerror, and
	20	+	Whereas,thisspecialcelebrationenabledfamilymembersordescendantstocommemoratetheirlovedones
	21	+	whoareonactiveduty,whowerehonorablydischarged,orwhowerekilledwhileservingourcountry, and
	22	+	Whereas,thispatriotictributetoBennington’smilitaryveteransbecamearealityduetosuccessful
	23	+	partnershipswiththeBenningtonSelectBoardandTownManager,whograntedofficialapprovalforthis
	24	+	innovativeendeavor;Bennington’spublicworkscrew,whichinstalledthebanners;andGreenMountainPower,
	25	+	whichgavepermissionforthebannerstobedisplayedonitsutilitypoles, and
	26	+	Whereas,onNovember11,2024,VeteransDay,theGreenMountainHometownHeroesBannerProgram
	27	+	wasformallydedicatedinasolemnlyreflectiveceremonyoccurringinBennington,now therefore be it
32	28		ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives:
33		-	That the General Assembly honors the Green Mountain Hometown Heroes Banner
34		-	Program and its recognized members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and be it further
35		-	Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
36		-	the Green Mountain Hometown Heroes Corporation, Bennington American Legion Post
37		-	13 Riders, Bennington VFW Post 1332 Riders, the Bennington Town Manager, and
38		-	Green Mountain Power.
	29	+	ThattheGeneralAssemblyhonorstheGreenMountainHometownHeroesBannerProgramandits
	30	+	recognizedmembersoftheU.S.ArmedForces, and be itfurther
	31	+	Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontotheGreenMountain
	32	+	HometownHeroesCorporation,BenningtonAmericanLegionPost13Riders,BenningtonVFWPost1332
	33	+	Riders,theBenningtonTownManager,andGreenMountainPower.