HCR 2: Proclaiming the state as a Purple Heart State to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's men and women in uniform wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedom enjoyed by all Americans.
00 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2 01 Proclaiming the state as a Purple Heart State to honor the service and sacrifice of our 02 nation's men and women in uniform wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to 03 protect the freedom enjoyed by all Americans. 04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 WHEREAS the people of the state have great admiration for and the utmost gratitude 06 toward the men and women who have selflessly served their country and this state in the 07 armed forces; and 08 WHEREAS veterans have paid the high price of freedom by leaving their families 09 and communities and placing themselves in harm's way for the good of all; and 10 WHEREAS the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women of the state who 11 have served in the armed forces have been vital in maintaining the freedoms and way of life 12 enjoyed by the citizens of the state; and 13 WHEREAS many men and women have given their lives while serving in the armed 14 forces; and 15 WHEREAS many citizens of our state have earned the Purple Heart Medal as a result
01 of having been wounded while engaged in combat with an enemy force, which is recognized 02 as a singularly meritorious act of essential service; 03 BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature proclaims the state as a Purple 04 Heart State to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's men and women in uniform 05 wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedoms enjoyed by all 06 Americans.