PRINTER'S NO. 1887
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
394
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, VULAKOVICH, COSTA, BAKER, HUGHES,
GREENLEAF, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA, DINNIMAN, FONTANA AND
EICHELBERGER, JUNE 18, 2018
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
JUNE 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Purple Heart
State and recognizing August 7th as "Purple Heart Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, During major wars from World War I to the present,
32,080 Pennsylvania veterans were killed in combat and
approximately 59,140 were wounded, making those Pennsylvanians
eligible for the Purple Heart Medal; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Military Order of the Purple
Heart, chartered by an act of Congress, is to foster an
environment of goodwill among combat wounded veterans and their
families, to promote patriotism, to support legislative
initiatives and, most importantly, to ensure that we never
forget the sacrifices of veterans killed in action and wounded
in combat; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-three states across the United States have
honored their military veterans wounded and killed in combat by
proclaiming their states to be Purple Heart states; and
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