HJR 23-1016 — Military Appreciation Day

HOUSEFirst JOINTRegular RESOLUTIONSession 23-1016Seventy-fourth BYGeneral REPRESENTATIVE(S)Assembly MichaelsonSTATE JenetOF andCOLORADO Wilson,ENGROSSED Amabile,LLS Armagost,NO. Bacon, Bird, Bockenfeld, Boesenecker, Bottoms, Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Catlin, Daugherty, DeGraaf, deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, Duran, English, Evans, Frizell, Froelich, Garcia, Hamrick, Hartsook, Holtorf, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Luck, Lukens, Lynch, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, McLachlan, Ortiz, Parenti, Pugliese, Ricks, Sharbini, Sirota, Snyder, Soper, Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Vigil, Weinberg, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie;

alsoR23-0834.01 SENATOR(S)Asia SimpsonMerrill x4829 HJR23-1016 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Michaelson Jenet and Mullica,Wilson, Baisley,Amabile, Bridges,Armagost, Buckner,Bacon, Coleman,Bird, Cutter,Bockenfeld, Danielson,Boesenecker, Exum,Bottoms, Fields,Bradfield, Gardner,Bradley, Ginal,Brown, Gonzales,Catlin, Hansen,Daugherty, Hinrichsen,DeGraaf, JaquezdeGruy Lewis,Kennedy, Kirkmeyer,Dickson, Kolker,Duran, Lundeen,English, Marchman,Evans, Moreno,Frizell, PeltonFroelich, B.,Garcia, PeltonHamrick, R.,Hartsook, Priola,Holtorf, Rich,Jodeh, Roberts,Joseph, Rodriguez,Kipp, Smallwood,Lieder, VanLindsay, Winkle,Lindstedt, Will,Luck, WinterLukens, F.,Lynch, Zenzinger,Mabrey, Fenberg.Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, McLachlan, Ortiz, Parenti, Pugliese, Ricks, Sharbini, Sirota, Snyder, Soper, Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Vigil, Weinberg, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow, Young SENATE SPONSORSHIP Simpson and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 23-1016 C ONCERNINGRECOGNITIONOF M ILITARY ,VETERANS AND MIA/POW A PPRECIATION D AY.

CONCERNINGWHEREAS, RECOGNITIONColorado OFhas MILITARY,a VETERANS,proud ANDand MIA/POWdistinguished APPRECIATIONhistory DAY.of dedicatedmilitaryservicebymenandwomenofthisstatewhosecourage, heroism,andsacrificepreservethelibertiesanddemocraticwayoflifeset forth in our state and federal constitutions;

WHEREAS,and ColoradoWHEREAS,Coloradoishometoasignificantnumberofmilitary hasinstallations, aincluding proudFort andCarson, distinguishedthe historyUnited ofStates dedicatedAir militaryForce serviceAcademy, byBuckley menSpace andForce womenBase, ofPeterson thisSpace stateForce whoseBase, courage,Schriever heroism,Space Force Base, and sacrificeCheyenne preserveMountain theSpace libertiesForce andStation, democraticthat waycontribute ofnot lifeonlyto setthe forthnational insecurityof our statenation andbut federalto constitutions;the economic health of our state;

and WHEREAS,g Colorado2 isd home, toSe a1 significantOl numberr ofShading militarydenotes installations,HOUSE includingamendment. Fort Carson, the United States Air Force Academy, Buckley Space Force Base, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, that contribute not only to the national security of our nation but to the economic health of our state;

andDouble WHEREAS,underlining Coloradodenotes benefitsSENATE significantlyamendmHi fromr theCapital presenceletters andor militarybold service& ofitalic thenumbers moreindicate thannew 47,000material mento andbe womenadded intF ourexisting statelaw. who serve in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;

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F WHEREAS,Coloradobenefitssignificantlyfromthepresenceand militaryserviceofthemorethan47,000menandwomeninourstatewho serve in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,TheservicemembersoftheColoradoNationalGuard The service members of the Colorado National Guard have served in defense of our nation and as the first military responders in support of civil authorities during domestic emergencies and are celebrating their 163rd anniversary this year;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,Intimesofconflictaroundtheglobe,itisparticularly In times of conflict around the globe, it is particularly appropriate to recognize the Coloradans in all branches and components of thetheArmedServiceswhoservearoundtheworldtoprotectthesecurity Armed Services who serve around the world to protect the security and peace of our nation and other nations;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,InadditiontoactivemembersoftheArmedServices, In addition to active members of the Armed Services, Colorado is the proud home of more than 390,000 militarymilitaryveterans veterans who have served their country long and well and who bring great honor and distinction to the state;

and WHEREAS, Colorado is home not only to active duty service personnelpersonneland and veterans but also to the countless familyfamilymembersof members of these serviceservicememberswhodisplaythesamededication,courage,andsacrifice; members who display the same dedication, courage, and sacrifice;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,Disparateanddiversegroupsof DisparateColoradans,suchas and diverse groups of Coloradans, such as persons who are African-American, Latino or Latina, or Hispanic, in additionadditiontomenandwomenofallbackgrounds,areboundtogetherinthe to men and women of all backgrounds, are bound together in the United States Armed Services by their selfless dedication to the spirit of our nation, the ideals of freedom and democracy, and the cause of democracy and stability around the globe;

-2- 1016 (1) That we, the members of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly, hereby extend our heartfelt gratitude to our state's veterans, past and present, to all members of the military currently serving in the Armed Services, and to the familyfamilymembers members of activeactivedutypersonneland duty personnel and veterans, and that we remember and honor those prisoners of war and those missing in action from previous conflicts;

BeBeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisJointResolutionbesent It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to President Joseph R.

ChanceChanceSaltzman,ChiefofSpaceOperations,UnitedStatesSpaceForce; Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force;

VanHerck, USAF, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command;Command;LieutenantGeneralRichardM.Clark,Superintendent,United States Air Force Academy;

Lieutenant General Richard M.

Clark, Superintendent, United States Air Force Academy;

Major General David Hodne, Commanding General,General,4thInfantryDivisionandFortCarson;ColonelMarcusJackson, 4thCommander, InfantrySpace DivisionBase andDelta Fort2, Carson;Colonel Zachary Warakomski, Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Schriever Space Force Base;

Colonel Marcus Jackson, Commander, Space Base Delta 2, Colonel Zachary Warakomski, Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Schriever Space Force Base;

and eacleach embermember of Colorado's Congressional delegation.

Julie-3- McCliskie1016 \ Steve Fenberg SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE Cindi L.

Markwell CHIEF CLERK OF THESOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE