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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Grand Prairie is hosting a Memorial Day |
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celebration at the Veterans Park Event Center on May 27, 2019, to |
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honor those who have served our nation in the military; and |
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WHEREAS, This observance was introduced after the Civil War |
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as a means of paying tribute to those who were killed on both sides |
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of the conflict; originally called Decoration Day for the practice |
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of adorning the graves of soldiers with flowers once a year, the |
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holiday came to be known as Memorial Day, a day to honor all of the |
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country's fallen; though it was celebrated on May 30 for a number of |
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decades, it has been observed on the final Monday in May since the |
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early 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, In communities across the nation, veterans and their |
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fellow citizens gather in cemeteries and other public places to pay |
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tribute to the armed forces personnel who died protecting our |
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liberty; "Taps," the haunting bugle call customarily performed at |
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military funerals and memorials since the Civil War, is played |
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during these ceremonies, and in accordance with tradition, the |
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United States flag is lowered to half staff early in the day before |
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being raised again at noon; and |
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WHEREAS, The Memorial Day event in Grand Prairie will feature |
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a solemn reading of the names of servicemen and servicewomen from |
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the city who gave their lives, accompanied by the tolling of the |
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newly dedicated Brass Honor Bell; after a flyover by a vintage AT-6 |
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aircraft, the wings of which were manufactured in the city, the |
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ceremony will conclude with a 21-gun salute by the Grand Prairie |
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Police Honor Guard and the playing of "Taps," followed by a lunch |
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provided by the Grand Prairie Rotary clubs; and |
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WHEREAS, Generations of Texans have answered their nation's |
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call to duty, and it is indeed appropriate that we reflect on all |
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that is asked of the men and women who serve and on the immeasurable |
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debt that is owed to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2019 Memorial Day observance in |
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Grand Prairie and extend sincere best wishes to the participants |
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and guests for a meaningful and memorable event. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1800 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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