PRINTER'S NO. 1152
No. 84 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY WRIGHT, DeMEDIO AND LYNCH, APRIL 14, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 15, 1975
In the House of Representatives, April 14, 1975
1 WHEREAS, There is at the present time only one National
2 Cemetery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in which those who
3 have served their country with honor may be buried; and
4 WHEREAS, This one National Cemetery located at the historical
5 site of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania has currently been filled and
6 can no longer accept the remains of deceased veterans and their
7 families; and
8 WHEREAS, It is the belief of this General Assembly that those
9 who have served this Commonwealth and the United States with
10 honor should be entitled to an honored resting place at their
11 life's end; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
13 does memorialize the Congress of the United States to establish
14 a new National Cemetery in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
15 be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the General Assembly does memorialize the
17 Congress of the United States to study the suitability of
18 acquiring land for a new National Cemetery adjacent to or in the
1 vicinity of the historical site of Valley Forge which is a
2 symbol of the American heritage common to both the people of the
3 United States and the people of Pennsylvania; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to presiding
5 officers of both Houses of Congress and to each Representative
6 and Senator in the Congress of the United States from the
7 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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