HJR 1016 — 10th Mountain Division

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1016 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCluskie and Richardson, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker,Bottoms,Bradfield,Bradley,Brooks,Brown,Caldwell,Camacho,Boesenecker,Bottoms,Bradfield,Bradley,Brooks,Brown, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, DeGraaf, Duran, English, Espenoza, Feret, Flanell, Froelich, Garcia, Garcia Sander, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lindsay, Luck, Lukens, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro,Nguyen,Paschal,Phillips,Ricks,Rutinel,Sirota,Slaugh,Smith,Soper,Mauro,Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Slaugh, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Suckla, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Zokaie;

alsoSENATOR(S)RobertsandCarson,Amabile,Baisley,Ball,Bright,Catlin,also SENATOR(S)Roberts and Carson, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bright, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, PeltonPeltonB., B., Pelton R., Rich, Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, ColemanColeman. .

WHEREAS, Tucked in a high mountain valley south of Minturn in EagleCounty,Colorado,CampHalewasthehomebasefortherenownedEagleCounty, Colorado, CampHalewasthehomebase for therenowned World War II 10th Mountain Division, an elite U.S.

and WHEREAS,ComprisedofthousandsofWHEREAS, troopswhotrainedintenselyComprised ofthousands oftroops who trained intensely to acquire rock climbing, skiing, and other vital mountaineering skills necessary to battle within harsh high-altitude winter conditions, Camp Hale served as a specialized military training site to prepare soldiers for combat against European Axis forces in mountainous and arctic conditions during World War II;

and WHEREAS, The severe winters and rugged terrain at Camp Hale helped prepare the 10th Mountain Division's skiing soldiers for their brave battles in the northern Italian Alps and Apennines, including a particular battle in February 1945 when thousands of 10th Mountain Division soldiers silently scaled the steep Riva Ridge in Italy and preventedGermansfromusingtheprecipiceprevented toGermans surveyU.S.forcesbelowfrom andusingthe then,precipice theto nextsurvey day,U.S. they joined a successful assault on Mount Belvedere,anAxisstronghold,duringwhichhundredsof10thMountain Division soldiers perished;

andforces WHEREAS,The10thMountainDivisionsoldiersfoughttirelesslyinbelow ItalyandcentralEuropeuntilGermany'sfinalsurrenderin1945andthenand returnedthen, to the Unitednext States,day, wherethey thejoined divisiona wassuccessful demobilizedassault andon inactivatedMount onBelvedere, NovemberanAxis 20,stronghold, 1945,during atwhich Camphundreds Carson,of10thMountain Colorado;Division soldiers perished;

and WHEREAS, The 10th10thMountainDivisionsoldiers Mountainfought Divisiontirelessly soldiersin whoItaly trainedand atcentral CampEurope Haleuntil duringGermany's Worldfinal Warsurrender IIin not1945 onlyandthen distinguishedreturned themselvesto internationallythe forUnited theirStates, braverywhere butthe alsodivision broughtwas worldwidedemobilized attentionand toinactivated Colorado'suniqueclimateandgeographyforspecializedmilitarytraining;on November 20, 1945, at Camp Carson, Colorado;

and WHEREAS,Thenow-inactive10thMountainDivisionchangedfromWHEREAS, itsThe original10th purposeMountain andDivision nowsoldiers reflectswho thetrained uniqueat militaryCamp needsHale ofduring ourWorld countryWar followingII Worldnot Waronly II,distinguished andthemselves theinternationally legacyfor oftheir thebravery 10thbut Mountainalso Divisionbrought deservesworldwide protectionattention andto tribute;Colorado'suniqueclimateandgeographyfor specializedmilitarytraining;

and WHEREAS,Thenow-inactive 10thMountainDivisionchangedfrom its original purpose and now reflects the unique military needs of our country following World War II, and the legacy of the 10th Mountain Division deserves protection and tribute;

and PAGE 2-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1016 WHEREAS,ManyveteransofWHEREAS, the10thMountainDivisiondedicatedManyveterans theofthe rest10thMountainDivision ofdedicated theirthe restoftheir lives to the conservation ofofCamp Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range area after World War II, creatingcreatingthe the10thMountain 10thDivisionHut Mountain Division Hut Association.

Biden Jr.usedhispowersgrantedpursuanttothefederalAntiquitiesActfortheJr. first time during his administration to declare Camp Hale the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument on October 12, 2022, thereby protecting both the natural environment and the state heritage interwoven with the area;

usedhispowers grantedpursuanttothe federal Antiquities Actforthe first time during his administration to declare Camp Hale the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument on October 12, 2022, thereby protecting both the natural environment and the state heritage interwoven with the area;

and WHEREAS,TheCampHale-ContinentalDivideNationalMonument willserveasareminderofthe10thMountainDivisionandtheirsacrificewill serve as areminderofthe 10thMountainDivision andtheirsacrifice for generations to come;

now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the House ofofRepresentatives Representativeso offthe Seventy-fifth Genera/AssemblyoftheState ofColorado, the Seventy-fifthSenate GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:concurringherein:

That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby memorializethe10thMountainDivisionanddeclareourappreciationformemorializethe 10thMountainDivisionanddeclare ourappreciationfor the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument.

PAGE 3-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1016 BeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofBeItFurtherResolved, thisJointResolutionbesenttoThatcopies the10thMountainDivisionFoundation,the10thMountainDivisionHutofthis JointResolutionbe sentto the 10thMountainDivisionFoundation, the 10thMountainDivisionHut Association, the 10th Mountain Division at U.S.

Army Fort Drum, the Colorado Snowsports Museum, the Eagle County BoardBoard· of Commissioners, the Summit County Board ofofCommissioners, Commissioners, the Lake CountyBoardofCountyBoard Commissioners,SenatorofCommissioners, MichaelSenatorMichael Bennet, SenatorSenatorJohn John Hickenlooper, Representative Joe Neguse, and Representative Brittany Pettersen.

_________________________________________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE PAGE 4-HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1016