PRINTER'S NO. 1871

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

324

Session of

2022

INTRODUCED BY GEBHARD, LANGERHOLC, BARTOLOTTA, CORMAN, ARGALL,

GORDNER, BROWNE, BROOKS, COLLETT, LAUGHLIN, FONTANA, MARTIN,

PHILLIPS-HILL, COMITTA, HUGHES, BREWSTER, HUTCHINSON,

WHEREAS, For 275 years, the Pennsylvania National Guard has

provided protection and support to the residents of Pennsylvania

and the nation as a whole; and

WHEREAS, In 1747, Benjamin Franklin created the Associators,

recognized as the foundation of the Pennsylvania National Guard,

to provide for a common defense against Indian raiders and

French privateers; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Assembly passed the first Militia

Act and formally authorized a volunteer militia in 1755; and

WHEREAS, During the American Revolution, Pennsylvania troops

WHEREAS, On April 7, 1870, the term "militia" was replaced

with the "National Guard of Pennsylvania" (N.G.P.); and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania National Guard was called up in the

wake of America's entry into World War I and after America

entered World War II in 1941, the guard fought through Normandy

and proved instrumental in stalling the last German offensive of

the war while additional regiments were detached to serve in the

Pacific and across the globe; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania National Guard was mobilized during

campaigns in Korea, Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm,

commands were activated in response to the terrorist attacks in

New York City, Washington, DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania;

and

WHEREAS, Today, the Pennsylvania National Guard is one of the

largest and one of the most deployed state National Guards in

the nation; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania National Guard have deployed,

worldwide, more than 35,000 times since September 11, 2001; and

WHEREAS, In times of war, civil strife and natural disasters,

the soldiers and airmen of the Pennsylvania National Guard have