PRINTER'S NO. 1296
No. 87 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY PISTELLA, MRKONIC, LETTERMAN, CARLSON, COY,
MORRIS, DUFFY, ANGSTADT, SCHULER, SEMMEL, SHOWERS, COLE,
JACKSON, TIGUE, AFFLERBACH, BIRMELIN, COSLETT, BELFANTI,
DALEY, STABACK, HAYES, RYAN, NOYE, COHEN, SAURMAN,
J. L. WRIGHT, MICHLOVIC, WESTON, BATTISTO, DISTLER, WAMBACH,
GRUPPO, McCALL, McVERRY, BELARDI, LUCYK, WASS, GALLAGHER,
COWELL, SIRIANNI, DeWEESE, MARKOSEK, WOGAN, GODSHALL,
LANGTRY, BUSH, WOZNIAK, PRESTON, BOOK, BURNS, FOX, DURHAM,
CLYMER, RAYMOND, KOSINSKI, ROBBINS, JOHNSON, VEON, IRVIS,
YANDRISEVITS, POTT, DIETZ, PERZEL, PUNT, FARGO, B. SMITH,
GLADECK, KASUNIC, DEAL, BORTNER, FISCHER, DeLUCA, GEIST,
PRATT, BLACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, SWEET, GAMBLE, MAIALE, PITTS,
LASHINGER, JOSEPHS, OLASZ, CIVERA, MICOZZIE, FATTAH AND
MANDERINO, APRIL 30, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 1, 1985
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the Governor to proclaim the week of July 14
2 through July 20, 1985, as "POW-MIA Recognition Week for
3 Pennsylvania."
4 WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the United States, men and
5 women, both military and civilian, have fought and served
6 bravely and made many sacrifices in the defense of this great
7 Nation. Many never returned from the battlefield. Some died,
8 some were captured as prisoners and some became missing in
9 action. A POW-MIA recognition week would be in honor of and a
10 reminder of these POW's and MIA's and their sacrifices. For a
11 country to forget its warriors is not only a travesty against
12 them, but also against what America stands for. Let us not
1 forget them, but honor them; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
3 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Governor to
4 proclaim the week of July 14 through July 20, 1985, as "POW-MIA
5 Recognition Week for Pennsylvania," in order to increase public
6 awareness of this issue and thereby assist in efforts to resolve
7 the fate of our missing men; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the Governor be requested to do all within his
9 power to generate interest in "POW-MIA Recognition Week in
10 Pennsylvania" and to coordinate the observance in our
11 Commonwealth with recognition activities on the national level;
12 and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
14 the Honorable Dick Thornburgh.
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