Enrolled HJR 53: Urging the United States Congress to pass H.R. 1034, designating the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the armed forces of the United States who died in the line of duty.
00Enrolled HJR 53 01 Urging the United States Congress to pass H.R. 1034, designating the Honor and Remember 02 Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members of the armed forces of the United 03 States who died in the line of duty. 04 _______________ 05 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 WHEREAS, even though war deaths have been a part of the heritage of the United 07 States since the birth of the nation, the United States has yet to adopt an official symbol that 08 commemorates fallen members of the armed forces; and 09 WHEREAS H.R. 1034, introduced in the 111th Congress, designates the Honor and 10 Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., to officially recognize and honor 11 fallen members of the armed forces of the United States; and 12 WHEREAS the red field on the Honor and Remember Flag represents the blood 13 spilled by brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom; and 14 WHEREAS the blue star on the Honor and Remember Flag, which originated during 15 World War I, symbolizes active service in military conflict, from the American Revolution up 16 to the present day; and
01 WHEREAS the white border on the Honor and Remember Flag represents the purity 02 of sacrifice; and 03 WHEREAS the gold star on the Honor and Remember Flag signifies the ultimate 04 sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not returning home and reflects the value of a 05 life given; and 06 WHEREAS the folded flag element on the Honor and Remember Flag signifies the 07 final tribute to a fallen member of the armed forces and highlights a family's sacrifice; and 08 WHEREAS the flame on the Honor and Remember Flag symbolizes the eternal spirit 09 of the departed; 10 BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature supports the call to designate 11 the Honor and Remember Flag as a unifying symbol that recognizes the nation's solemn debt 12 to the estimated 1,600,000 fallen members of the armed forces of the United States 13 throughout the history of the nation and that honors the families and communities who mourn 14 their loss; and be it 15 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the 111th United 16 States Congress to pass H.R. 1034, designating the Honor and Remember Flag as the official 17 symbol to recognize and honor members of the armed forces of the United States who died in 18 the line of duty. 19 COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of 20 the United States; the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice-President of the United States and 21 President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of 22 Representatives; the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; and the 23 Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the Honorable Mark Begich, U.S. Senators, and the 24 Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.