00                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33                                                                     
01 Expressing gratitude to President George W. Bush, to the President's cabinet, and to the                                
02 men and women of the United States armed forces and declaring support for the war on                                    
03 terrorism.                                                                                                              
04 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05       WHEREAS, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W.                                 
06 Bush has shown leadership at home, using his office to rally the nation and wisely counseling                           
07 the American people to be patient and determined in the fight against terrorism, and has                                
08 shown leadership internationally, building a broad coalition of nations to support the fight                            
09 against terrorism; and                                                                                                  
10       WHEREAS Secretary of State Colin Powell has led a successful effort to build a                                  
11 worldwide coalition to fight terrorism; and                                                                             
12       WHEREAS Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has led a successful military                                      
13 effort against sponsors of terrorism abroad; and                                                                        
14       WHEREAS Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge is leading the effort to build                                  
15 an effective defense against the terrorist threat; and                                                                  
01       WHEREAS the men and women of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine                                    
02 Corps, and Coast Guard have shown great courage and sacrifice, protecting the American                                  
03 people from the threat of international terrorism;                                                                      
04       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature expresses gratitude to President                               
05 George W. Bush, to the President's cabinet, and to the men and women of the United States                               
06 armed forces for their leadership and sacrifice; and be it                                                              
07       FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature declares support for this                                    
08 long and difficult war on terrorism.                                                                                    
09       COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable George W. Bush, President                              
10 of the United States; and to the Honorable Ted Stevens and the Honorable Frank Murkowski,                               
11 U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative, members of the Alaska                                  
12 delegation in Congress.