PRINTER'S NO. 3651
No. 221 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY WARGO, MANDERINO, O'DONNELL, RYAN, DeMEDIO, IRVIS,
HAYES, SHUPNIK, SALVATORE, CESSAR, E. H. SMITH, LUCYK,
BELFANTI, CAWLEY, BLAUM, TRELLO, MRKONIC, HORGOS, PETRONE,
DUFFY, LEVIN, MADIGAN, SIRIANNI, GRIECO, CIMINI, STUBAN,
DOMBROWSKI, DeWEESE, RITTER, OLIVER, CALTAGIRONE, RIEGER,
DEAL, HALUSKA, McINTYRE, BELARDI AND McCLATCHY, SEPTEMBER 29,
1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS,
SEPTEMBER 29, 1982
In the House of Representatives, September 29, 1982
1 WHEREAS, On September 20, 1982, the first burials took place
2 at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery; and
3 WHEREAS, The Annville area cemetery will be one of the
4 Nation's ten largest regional cemeteries and when fully
5 developed will be the final resting place for 360,000 veterans
6 and eligible dependents; and
7 WHEREAS, It was recently disclosed that veterans would not
8 receive military funerals at the Fort Indiantown Gap National
9 Cemetery unless the next-of-kin could furnish body bearers,
10 firing squad members and a bugler as well as a chaplain;
11 therefore be it
12 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
13 of Pennsylvania memorialize the President of the United States
14 and the United States Congress to introduce and pass legislation
1 which would require every National Cemetery to have on site
2 sufficient military personnel to serve as body bearers, firing
3 squad members, buglers, as well as chaplains to take part in
4 burial services; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
6 the President of the United States, the President of the United
7 States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
8 each Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania in the United
9 States Congress.
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