PRINTER'S NO. 3272
No. 431 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD,
BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, CORRIGAN,
COSTA, DEMPSEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FARGO,
FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE,
GIGLIOTTI, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KELLER, KENNEY, KIRKLAND,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAHER, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARSICO, MASLAND, MELIO, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, ROBERTS, RUBLEY,
SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEYFERT,
SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRICH, TRUE, TULLI,
WALKO, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG AND
McNAUGHTON, APRIL 3, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 3, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the United States Army on the celebration of its 225th
2 anniversary in 2000.
3 WHEREAS, On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress met in
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and resolved to form a continental
5 army; and
6 WHEREAS, The Continental Army was the forerunner to the
7 United States Army; and
8 WHEREAS, In June 2000 the United States Army celebrates its
9 225th anniversary with a major event scheduled in Washington,
10 D.C., entitled "Spirit of America," which will feature the 3d
11 United States Infantry (The Old Guard) and the United States
1 Army Band, known as "Pershing's Own"; and
2 WHEREAS, The "Spirit of America" is a revival of a
3 longstanding tradition started by the Military District of
4 Washington in 1971 of dramatically depicting the origin and
5 history of the United States Army; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the United
7 States Army on the celebration of its 225th anniversary in 2000.
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