00                   HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20                                                                   
01 Relating to declaring September 11, 2002, as Emergency Service Providers and Armed                                      
02 Forces Appreciation Day.                                                                                                
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS 343 New York City firefighters, many of whom were climbing resolutely                                   
05 toward the upper floors of the buildings in an effort to stem the fire and rescue building                              
06 occupants when the towers collapsed, were lost in the attack on the World Trade Center on                               
07 September 11, 2001; and                                                                                                 
08       WHEREAS, in the aftermath of the World Trade Center tragedy, hundreds more                                      
09 firefighters, paramedics, police officers, members of the National Guard, and other emergency                           
10 response personnel, including many individuals from Alaska, have participated selflessly in                             
11 the rescue and cleanup efforts; and                                                                                     
12       WHEREAS firefighters, emergency medical technicians, police officers, members of                                
13 the National Guard, and other uniformed service personnel across the state of Alaska stand                              
14 ready to serve every day; and                                                                                           
15       WHEREAS the tragic events of September 11 remind us of the tremendous                                           
16 contribution of these highly trained and dedicated individuals to our society and way of life;                          

01       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature honors the emergency service                                   
02 providers and armed forces personnel of Alaska for their courage, sacrifice, and dedication in                          
03 serving Alaskans; and be it                                                                                             
04       FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the                                    
05 governor to proclaim September 11, 2002, as Emergency Service Providers and Armed                                       
06 Forces Appreciation Day; and be it                                                                                      
07       FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages all public and                                    
08 private agencies and citizens of the state to show their appreciation for the state's emergency                         
09 service providers and armed forces personnel on September 11, 2002.