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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 61 |
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| 5 | 5 | | August 9, 2023 - Introduced by Senators W IMBERGER, BALLWEG, BRADLEY, |
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| 6 | 6 | | CABRAL-GUEVARA, COWLES, HESSELBEIN, JAMES, KNODL, MARKLEIN, NASS, |
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| 7 | 7 | | PFAFF, SPREITZER and WANGGAARD, cosponsored by Representatives KURTZ, |
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| 8 | 8 | | PENTERMAN, C. ANDERSON, BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, CONLEY, DITTRICH, |
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| 9 | 9 | | DONOVAN, EDMING, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON, S. JOHNSON, KITCHENS, |
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| 10 | 10 | | MICHALSKI, MURSAU, O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, RATCLIFF, RETTINGER, SCHMIDT, |
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| 11 | 11 | | SCHRAA, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, SPIROS, TITTL, TRANEL and TUSLER. Referred to |
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| 12 | 12 | | Committee on Senate Organization. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Relating to: honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Whereas, on January 27, 1973, the U.S. military officially ended the draft and |
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| 15 | 15 | | transitioned to an all-volunteer force; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas, the U.S. Armed Forces have successfully fulfilled the military needs |
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| 17 | 17 | | of the United States in the 50 years since, solely on the basis of voluntary service; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas, an all-volunteer force has been used in all military conflicts since |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1973, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Operation Iraqi Freedom; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Whereas, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, since the end of military |
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| 22 | 22 | | conscription in 1973 more than 11 million have joined active duty service, and today |
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| 23 | 23 | | more than 1.5 million men and women serve across the total force; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas, voluntary service in the U.S. Armed Forces provides men and women |
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| 25 | 25 | | with training, career mobility, financial benefits, community, connection, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | common purpose; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | Whereas, the U.S. Department of Defense reports that the U.S. military's |
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| 45 | 45 | | retention numbers are “outstanding,” with every service exceeding 100 percent of its |
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| 46 | 46 | | goals last year; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas, the all-volunteer Armed Forces are the most professional and |
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| 48 | 48 | | capable military in the world and have been instrumental in preserving the freedoms |
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| 49 | 49 | | and values of the United States; and |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas, the volunteer service of the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces |
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| 51 | 51 | | represents a tradition of patriotism and sacrifice that is a vital part of the American |
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| 52 | 52 | | spirit; now, therefore, be it |
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| 53 | 53 | | Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the |
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| 54 | 54 | | Wisconsin Legislature recognize and honor the sacrifices, contributions, and |
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| 55 | 55 | | achievements of those who have volunteered to serve in the United States Armed |
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| 56 | 56 | | Forces over the last 50 years. |
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