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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 515
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WHEREAS, For well over a century, Americans have set aside |
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Memorial Day as a time to honor those members of the military |
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forces who have given their lives in service to the United |
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States; and |
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WHEREAS, This observance was introduced after the Civil |
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War as a means of paying tribute to those who had died on both |
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sides of the conflict; originally called Decoration Day for the |
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practice of adorning the graves of soldiers with flowers once a |
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year, the holiday became a day to honor all of the country's |
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fallen and became known as Memorial Day; although it was |
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celebrated on May 30 for a number of decades, it has been observed |
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on the final Monday in May since the early 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, In communities across the nation, veterans and |
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their fellow citizens gather in cemeteries and other public |
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places to pay tribute to the armed forces personnel who died |
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protecting our liberty; "Taps," the haunting bugle call |
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customarily performed at military funerals and memorials since |
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the Civil War, is played during these ceremonies, and in |
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accordance with tradition, the United States flag is lowered to |
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half staff early in the day before being raised again at noon; and |
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WHEREAS, The most well-known observance of Memorial Day |
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occurs in Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown |
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Soldier, where the remains of unidentified Americans from World |
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War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War are |
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interred; the president of the United States, accompanied by |
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honor guards from all branches of the armed services, |
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traditionally lays a wreath at the tomb, and a bugler offers a |
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final salute by playing "Taps"; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe an immeasurable debt to those men |
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and women who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the peace |
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and stability of our nation, and it is a privilege to join with |
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citizens across the country in paying homage to the courage, |
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commitment, and patriotism of the nation's military personnel; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize Memorial Day 2021 in solemn |
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commemoration and in honor of those who have died in service to |
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our nation. |
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Campbell |
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| Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Perry |
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| Blanco |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Buckingham |
Kolkhorst |
Seliger |
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| Hancock |
Nichols |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2021. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |