1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor the National 1-4 Women's Memorial Project for its outstanding tribute to female 1-5 veterans of the United States Armed Forces; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Women In Military Service For America Memorial 1-7 will honor the service, sacrifice, and achievements of the nearly 1-8 2,000,000 women who have been part of our country's armed forces, 1-9 more than 78,000 of whom are Texans; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Designed by noted architects Marion Gail Weiss and 1-11 Michael Manfredi, the structure will stand at the gateway to 1-12 Arlington National Cemetery and will feature a reflecting pool, 1-13 a court of honor, and an education center; and 1-14 WHEREAS, More than 200 years ago, Deborah Sampson disguised 1-15 herself as a man to join the Massachusetts Regiment of the 1-16 Revolutionary Army; in later years, females have been welcomed 1-17 into military service, and in 1948, the Women's Armed Services 1-18 Integration Act granted them a permanent place in the military, 1-19 allowing them to serve their country with honor both in peacetime 1-20 and in conflict; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The Women In Military Service For America 1-22 Memorial is our nation's first major effort to pay tribute 1-23 to its servicewomen; their patriotism and bravery are part 2-1 of our collective heritage, and it is the express desire of the 2-2 Texas Senate to voice its wholehearted support of this important 2-3 project; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 75th Legislature, hereby honor the female veterans of the 2-6 United States Armed Forces and commend all those associated with 2-7 the National Women's Memorial Project for their exceptional work 2-8 on this worthwhile endeavor; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-10 prepared for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial 2-11 Foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. 2-12 Zaffirini Madla Shapiro 2-13 Luna Nelson Wentworth 2-14 Armbrister Fraser Ogden 2-15 Barrientos Gallegos Patterson 2-16 Bivins Galloway Ratliff 2-17 Brown Harris Shapleigh 2-18 Cain Haywood Sibley 2-19 Carona Lindsay Truan 2-20 Duncan Lucio West 2-21 Ellis Moncrief Whitmire 2-22 Nixon 2-23 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-24 ______________________________ _______________________________ 2-25 Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate 2-26 ______________________________ _______________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate 2-28 ______________________________ _______________________________ 2-29 Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate 2-30 _______________________________ 2-31 President of the Senate 2-32 I hereby certify that the 2-33 above Resolution was adopted by 2-34 the Senate on February 11, 1997. 2-35 _______________________________ 2-36 Secretary of the Senate