THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY LENTZ, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DELOZIER, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HOUGHTON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KESSLER, KILLION, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, MELIO, MENSCH, METZGAR, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MUNDY, MURPHY, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, J. TAYLOR, R. TAYLOR, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATERS, WATSON, WHEATLEY, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, STEVENSON AND PHILLIPS, JUNE 8, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 8, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of June 2009 as "Military Families Month"

in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is home to military service

members and families representing every branch of the armed

forces; and

WHEREAS, Our active duty service members and our citizen-

soldiers in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and Reserves

continually make tremendous sacrifices in service to this

Commonwealth and the nation; and

WHEREAS, Military families are the civilians who also serve,

often facing such challenges as long separations from loved ones

and frequent moves to bases across the country or around the

globe; and

WHEREAS, Many also volunteer to provide support to deployed

service members and aid to fellow military families; and

WHEREAS, Caring individuals and organizations, such as the

Blue Star Families, are dedicated to connecting military

families and their communities throughout Pennsylvania and

across the country; and

WHEREAS, By creating awareness about programs and services

available to the military community and their family members and

by serving as their advocates, such organizations make life

easier for the men and women who selflessly serve and defend our

country; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is proud to recognize and honor the

families of our service members, who, through their love and

support of their loved ones serving and each other, also help

ensure our continued freedom, liberty and way of life; therefore

be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of June 2009 as "Military Families Month" in Pennsylvania

in honor of America's military families and encourage our

citizens to recognize the outstanding contributions that these

families have made to aid those who defend our nation.