PRINTER'S NO. 1625
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
290
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MURT, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, PICKETT, HENNESSEY,
SHUSTERMAN, HAHN, DONATUCCI, O'MARA, LONGIETTI, FRANKEL,
JAMES, KORTZ, T. DAVIS, KAUFFMAN, BURNS, RYAN, POLINCHOCK,
SONNEY, CALTAGIRONE, FREEMAN, MILLARD, YOUNGBLOOD, BIZZARRO,
READSHAW, SCHLEGEL CULVER, COX, MOUL, SAINATO, ROZZI, SCHMITT
AND NEILSON, APRIL 30, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 30, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2019 as "Military Service-Related
Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The brave men and women of the United States Armed
Forces, who proudly serve the United States and risk their lives
to protect our freedom, deserve the investment of every possible
resource to ensure their lasting physical, mental and emotional
well-being; and
WHEREAS, The challenges of serving in combat do not stop for
many veterans when they return home; and
WHEREAS, A new challenge begins for many of our servicemen
and servicewomen, who may struggle in silence daily; and
WHEREAS, Beginning with the ravages of the Civil War, a war-
related syndrome has been identified and called various names,
including "shell shock" during World War I and "battle fatigue"
during World War II; and
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