House Resolution 106 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY TYMESON, DRAKE, GASKILL, WILDERDYKE, JACOBY, 1 3 ALONS, S. OLSON, KURTENBACH, PAULSEN, DANDEKAR, 1 4 SHOMSHOR, DIX, UPMEYER, DE BOEF, HEATON, BAUDLER, 1 5 MILLER, HUSER, HUTTER, D. TAYLOR, WATTS, 1 6 REASONER, TJEPKES, BOAL, HOFFMAN, JACOBS, 1 7 GRANZOW, CHAMBERS, STRUYK, DOLECHECK, EICHHORN, 1 8 HUSEMAN, PETTENGILL, WHITAKER, BERRY, TOMENGA, 1 9 GREINER, GIPP, RANTS, and KAUFMANN 1 10 A Resolution to recognize and honor Iowa's military 1 11 veterans band. 1 12 WHEREAS, the Iowa military veterans band was 1 13 originally created to perform one concert at the 1996 1 14 dedication of the Iowa World War II Memorial; and 1 15 WHEREAS, the band is now composed of nearly 100 1 16 Iowa military veterans, both men and women; and 1 17 WHEREAS, band membership includes veterans serving 1 18 from the time of World War II to the current war on 1 19 terror and represents all branches of the military 1 20 service; and 1 21 WHEREAS, the band promotes the timeless music of 1 22 the great American composers, including John Philip 1 23 Sousa, Karl King, Meredith Willson, George M. Cohan, 1 24 and Irving Berlin; and 1 25 WHEREAS, through its music, the band supports Iowa 1 26 military veterans and their organizations and honors 1 27 America's national holidays and the State of Iowa; and 1 28 WHEREAS, the band does all this without charge, 1 29 relying on the generous donations of the public and 1 30 the business community; NOW THEREFORE, 2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 2 That the House of Representatives recognizes and 2 3 honors Iowa's military veterans band and thanks its 2 4 members for bringing the gift of traditional band 2 5 music to Iowans of all ages. 2 6 LSB 5171HH 81 2 7 jr:rj/sh/8 1