CORRECTED   Apr 04 2016

REFERENCE TITLE: Arizona wall project; recognition

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016

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Introduced by Senators Biggs, Allen S, Barto, Begay, Driggs, Griffin, Kavanagh, Lesko, McGuire, Meza, Miranda, Sherwood, Yarbrough, Yee: Bradley, Burges, Cajero Bedford, Dalessandro, Dial, Donahue, Farley, Farnsworth D, Hobbs, Pancrazi, Pierce, Quezada, Shooter, Smith, Worsley (with permission of Committee on Rules)

 

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 

recognizing Operation Welcome Home Arizona for its continuing efforts on behalf of the Arizona Wall Project and the welcome home veterans park.

 

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Whereas, Operation Welcome Home Arizona was established in Gilbert, Arizona in 2010 with the purpose of honoring veterans and their families by sponsoring activities that express our support, pride and patriotism; and

Whereas, Operation Welcome Home Arizona was recently awarded a 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemorative Partnership from the United States Department of Defense; and

Whereas, to honor the commemorative partnership, Operation Welcome Home Arizona launched the Arizona Wall Project; and

Whereas, the Arizona Wall Project's mission is to create an Arizona landmark that reflects the great sacrifices that veterans and their families have made for this country by building the Welcome Home Veterans Park in Gilbert, Arizona; and

Whereas, visitors will be encouraged to explore the Welcome Home Veterans Park by walking along the "Walk of Time," a circular path around the park that will allow visitors to pass by exhibits that honor those who have served in this nation's Armed Forces from 1775 to the present day and encourage observers to pay their respects to these patriotic heroes; and

Whereas, the Welcome Home Veterans Park will feature a scaled version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. that bears the names of the 58,307 men and women who were killed or declared missing in action during the Vietnam War; and

Whereas, by honoring the men and women who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Wall will serve to reinforce the founding principle of the Vietnam Veterans of America that "never again will one generation of veterans abandon another"; and

Whereas, the Arizona Wall Project has received tremendous statewide support, including from United States Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, all nine Congressional Representatives, Governor Doug Ducey and many local veterans organizations, businesses and nonprofit organizations; and

Whereas, over 60 volunteers are currently working to implement the Arizona Wall Project and make the Welcome Home Veterans Park a reality.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

      That the Members of the Legislature recognize Operation Welcome Home Arizona for its continuing efforts on behalf of the Arizona Wall Project and the Welcome Home Veterans Park.