HJR 18-1008 — Adaptive Sports Programs For Veterans

Second Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REVISEDENGROSSED LLS NO.

R18-0906.01 Joel Moore x4497 HJR18-1008 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lee and Sias, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hill and Donovan, House Committees Senate Committees HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 18-1008 C ONCERNING RECOGNIZING THE POSITIVE IMPACTS OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS ON VETERANS IN CCOLORADO OLORADO .

and 3 WHEREAS, The brave men and women who serve our country i 2 through the military often place their lives at great risk to ensure our T a 0 N R 3 continued freedom as United States citizens;

and E a a S F n J WHEREAS, Sadly, some of these brave service members of the United States armed forces are permanentlyinjured while in service and must undergo extensive rehabilitation in order to rebuild their lives, regain independence, and maximize their quality of life;

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JDashes WHEREAS,through More than 1.1 million veterans live with a service-connected disability in the Unitedwords States,indicate withdeletions morefrom thanexisting 76,000statute. of those veterans residing here in Colorado;

WHEREAS, More than 1.1 million veterans live with a service-connected disability in the United States, with more than 76,000 of those veterans residing here in Colorado;