THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRI, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND ELLIS, APRIL 28, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 28, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of September 2009 as "POW-MIA Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, As a result of the United States engagement in the

Cold War, 126 United States Air Force servicemen remain missing,

16 of whom are from this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, As a result of the United States military campaign

to defend the democracy of South Korea, more than 8,145 United

States servicemen remain missing, 589 of whom are from this

Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Thirty-one years after the end of the Vietnam War

1,806 servicemen remain missing, 97 of whom are from this

Commonwealth; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, with gratitude

for the sacrifices of missing soldiers and their families,

designate the month of September 2009 as "POW-MIA Month" in

Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to

the Governor, to the Adjutant General, to county Veterans

Affairs offices and to other veterans organizations.