HCR 23 — Recognize 250th anniversary of United States Army, Chaplain Corps

As(House AdoptedConcurrent byResolution Number 23) ACONCURRENT RESOLUTION To recognize the House250th 136thanniversary Generalof Assemblythe RegularUnited SessionStates H.Army and the United StatesArmy Chaplain Corps.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio (the Senate concurring):

WHEREAS, The United StatesArmy celebrated its 250th anniversary on June 14, 2025, commemorating theArmy's distinguished service to our nation;

and WHEREAS, TheArmy is a year older than the United States itself;

and WHEREAS, Since its establishment,Army soldiers, families and civilians have supported our nation, bearing true faith and allegiance to the country, the Constitution, their units and fellow team members as they defend the nation and provide assistance in times of need, including disaster relief and recovery efforts;

and WHEREAS, General George Washington requested that chaplains be added to theArmy to meet the religious and spiritual needs of every soldier, and to support good morals and morale;

and WHEREAS,At the request of Washington, the Continental Congress authorized one chaplain for each regular regiment of the ContinentalArmy;

and WHEREAS, TheArmy Chaplain Corps, formed just weeks after the United StatesArmy itself, was formally established on July 29, 1775;

and WHEREAS, For 250 years, the United StatesArmy has offered endless possibilities and opportunities for service to our nation.

With over 200 career choices for soldiers and more than career paths for civilians,Army possibilities are endless;

and WHEREAS, TheArmy helps create a sense of purpose through personal growth and professional development – empowering soldiers and civilian employees to be part of something greater than themselves and to be all they can be;

now therefore be it RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, recognize the 250th anniversary of the United StatesArmy and of the United StatesArmy Chaplain Corps;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.

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Cosponsors:Speaker __________________ of the House of Representatives.

RepresentativesPresident Demetriou,__________________ Hoops, Richardson, Claggett, Teska, Odioso, Deeter, Dovilla, Miller, K., Miller, J., King, Williams, Synenberg, Brennan, Hall, T., Klopfenstein, Lawson-Rowe, Craig, Ghanbari, Hall, D., Lampton, McNally, Abrams, Baker, Barhorst, Brewer, Callender, Click, Cockley, Creech, Daniels, Fischer, Fowler Arthur, Glassburn, Gross, Hiner, Holmes, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, John, Johnson, Kishman, LaRe, Lear, Lett, Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, A., McClain, Miller, M., Mohamed, Oelslager, Peterson, Piccolantonio, Pizzulli, Plummer, Ray, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Roemer, Russo, Salvo, Santucci, Schmidt, Sigrist, Sims, Stephens, Stewart, Sweeney, Thomas, C., Tims, Troy, Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Willis, Workman, Young A C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N To recognize the 250th anniversary of the UnitedSenate. States 1 Army and the United States Army Chaplain Corps.

2Adopted BE_____________________, IT20____ RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE SENATE CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, The United States Army celebrated its 250th 3 anniversary on June 14, 2025, commemorating the Army's 4 distinguished service to our nation;

and 5 WHEREAS, The Army is a year older than the United States 6 itself;

and 7 WHEREAS, Since its establishment, Army soldiers, families 8 and civilians have supported our nation, bearing true faith and 9 H.

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23 Page 2 As Adopted by the House allegiance to the country, the Constitution, their units and 10 fellow team members as they defend the nation and provide 11 assistance in times of need, including disaster relief and 12 recovery efforts;

and 13 WHEREAS, General George Washington requested that chaplains 14 be added to the Army to meet the religious and spiritual needs 15 of every soldier, and to support good morals and morale;

and 16 WHEREAS, At the request of Washington, the Continental 17 Congress authorized one chaplain for each regular regiment of 18 the Continental Army;

and 19 WHEREAS, The Army Chaplain Corps, formed just weeks after 20 the United States Army itself, was formally established on July 21 29, 1775;

and 22 WHEREAS, For 250 years, the United States Army has offered 23 endless possibilities and opportunities for service to our 24 nation.

With over 200 career choices for soldiers and more than 25 career paths for civilians, Army possibilities are endless;

26 and 27 WHEREAS, The Army helps create a sense of purpose through 28 personal growth and professional development – empowering 29 soldiers and civilian employees to be part of something greater 30 than themselves and to be all they can be;

now therefore be it 31 RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General 32 Assembly of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, 33 recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Army and of 34 the United States Army Chaplain Corps;

and be it further 35 RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 36 transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to the 37 news media of Ohio.

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