PRINTER'S NO. 4311

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 878 Session of 2008

        INTRODUCED BY MURT, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER,
           BOBACK, BRENNAN, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER,
           COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DePASQUALE,
           DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, J. EVANS, EVERETT,
           FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE,
           GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA,
           HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
           M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
           MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McGEEHAN,
           McILHATTAN, MELIO, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER,
           MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, NAILOR, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL,
           PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PAYTON, PEIFER, PERZEL,
           PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAMALEY, RAPP,
           READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
           SABATINA, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY,
           SONNEY, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE,
           VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND WOJNAROSKI, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of September 2008 as "POW-MIA Month" in
     2     Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, As a result of the United States engagement in the
     4  Cold War, 126 United States Air Force servicemen remain missing,
     5  16 of whom are from this Commonwealth; and
     6     WHEREAS, As a result of the United States military campaign
     7  to defend the democracy of South Korea, more than 8,145 United
     8  States servicemen remain missing, 589 of whom are from this
     9  Commonwealth; and
    10     WHEREAS, Thirty-one years after the end of the Vietnam War

     1  1,806 servicemen remain missing, 97 of whom are from this
     2  Commonwealth; therefore be it
     3     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, with gratitude
     4  for the sacrifices of missing soldiers and their families,
     5  designate the month of September 2008 as "POW-MIA Month" in
     6  Pennsylvania; and be it further
     7     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
     8  the Governor, to the Adjutant General, to county Veterans
     9  Affairs offices and to other veterans organizations.














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