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S. 443
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Leatherman, Giese, Mescher, Grooms, Branton, Hayes, Kuhn, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Ryberg, Drummond and Knotts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22896htc03.doc
Introduced in the Senate on March 4, 2003
Introduced in the House on March 5, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 5, 2003
Summary: Armed Forces who fought in the Persian Gulf
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/4/2003 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar without reference SJ-9
3/5/2003 Scrivener's error corrected
3/5/2003 Senate Adopted, sent to House SJ-20
3/5/2003 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-69
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
INTRODUCED
March 4, 2003
S. 443
Introduced by Senators Leatherman, Giese, Mescher, Grooms, Branton, Hayes, Kuhn, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Ryberg, Drummond and Knotts
S. Printed 3/4/03--S. [SEC 3/5/03 12:34 PM]
Read the first time March 4, 2003.
TO EXPRESS THE SINCERE GRATITUDE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE THOUSANDS OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WHO ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND TO ENCOURAGE THOSE BRAVE SOLDIERS TO RECORD THEIR LEGACIES OF SERVICE BY PARTICIPATING IN THE "WRITE FROM THE FRONT PROGRAM" SPONSORED BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD'S SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE RELIC ROOM AND MUSEUM.
Whereas, South Carolinians have served this country since 1776, when Sergeant William Jasper rescued the state flag from atop Fort Moultrie, to 1990, when South Carolina Air National Guard F16A jets flew the first U.S. combat sorties over Iraq during Desert Storm; and
Whereas, thousands of this state's citizens have, most recently, left behind their families and communities to courageously defend this country, once again, in the Persian Gulf; and
Whereas, the mission of the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum is to record the history of every military conflict in which South Carolinians defend the ideals on which this nation was founded; and
Whereas, the most precious resource for both historians and future generations are the thoughts, recollections, and experiences of our service men and women and their families as they live through them; and
Whereas, the museum has launched the "Write From the Front Program", asking South Carolina soldiers to share letters or electronic communications describing their daily lives during the conflict with Iraq; and
Whereas, the museum also invites the loving families of the service members to participate in this program by sharing their experiences documented by personal letters or essays, which reflect the range of emotions felt by having a loved one stationed so far away from home; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are tremendously proud of the strength and patriotism that service members from this State have demonstrated in being committed to ensuring the safety and liberty of all United States citizens. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, wish to express their sincere gratitude to the thousands of men and women from South Carolina who are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States in the Persian Gulf and to encourage those brave soldiers to record their legacies of service by participating in the "Write From the Front Program" sponsored by the State Budget and Control Board's South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum.
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