PRINTER'S NO. 601
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
60
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, COSTA, AUMENT, BAKER, BREWSTER,
BROOKS, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, FOLMER, FONTANA, GREENLEAF,
HUTCHINSON, KILLION, RAFFERTY, RESCHENTHALER, SCAVELLO, WARD,
WHITE AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 27, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 27, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 5, 2017, as "Gold Star Wives Day" in
Pennsylvania and honoring and recognizing the sacrifices made
by the spouses and families of fallen members of the armed
forces of the United States.
WHEREAS, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., represents the
spouses and families of the members and veterans of the armed
forces of the United States who have died while on active duty
or as a result of a service-connected disability; and
WHEREAS, The primary mission of Gold Star Wives of America,
Inc., is to provide services, support and friendship to the
spouses of fallen members and veterans of the armed forces of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, In 1945, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., was
organized with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt to assist the
families left behind by fallen members and veterans of the armed
forces of the United States; and
WHEREAS, The first meeting of Gold Star Wives of America,
Inc., was held on April 5, 1945; and
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