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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.____
1 2 BY DRAKE, JENSEN, DEARDEN, KIBBIE, and HORN
1 3 A Resolution recognizing the United States Seagoing
1 4 Marine Association, and designating August 2001 as
1 5 United States Seagoing Marines Month.
1 6 WHEREAS, seagoing marines have served aboard ships
1 7 of the United States Navy during the period from 1775
1 8 to 1998; and
1 9 WHEREAS, during the span of 223 years, the seagoing
1 10 marines participated in every naval campaign and
1 11 battle to safeguard the freedom and liberty that all
1 12 Iowans expect and enjoy today; and
1 13 WHEREAS, seagoing marines from every state have
1 14 been stationed on the famous battleship USS Iowa and
1 15 heavy cruiser USS Des Moines, and all the other
1 16 gallant ships of the United States Navy that have
1 17 served our nation so honorably; and
1 18 WHEREAS, seagoing marines from all over the nation
1 19 are celebrating the first annual fleet review of the
1 20 United States Seagoing Marine Association, an Iowa
1 21 not-for-profit veterans organization, in Davenport,
1 22 Iowa, in August 2001; and
1 23 WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the valiant
1 24 efforts of the seagoing marines be recognized and
1 25 celebrated by the citizens of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
1 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
1 27 recognizes the dedicated service of the seagoing
1 28 marines, and declares the month of August 2001 as
1 29 United States Seagoing Marines Month.
1 30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, a copy
2 1 of this Resolution be sent to the United States
2 2 Seagoing Marine Association.
2 3 LSB 3716SS 79
2 4 vl/cls/14.1
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