CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.House Bill 9235
Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HR 9235
By Representative Sindler
1 House Resolution
2 A resolution commending the Reserve Officers
3 Association of the United States.
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5 WHEREAS, on October 2, 1922, the Reserve Officers
6 Association of the United States (ROA) was organized in
7 Washington, D.C., at the urging of General John J. Pershing,
8 with the purpose of supporting and promoting an adequate
9 national security, and
10 WHEREAS, on June 30, 1950, this objective was
11 reaffirmed in charter granted to ROA by the United States
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13 WHEREAS, since 1922, ROA has served as a catalyst
14 between the Armed Forces, Reservists, and Congress to ensure
15 that our nation's defense remains strong and visible through
16 coordinated efforts on both local and national levels, and
17 WHEREAS, both ROA Department of Florida and the ROA
18 Ladies Department of Florida were granted separate charters by
19 ROA in recognition of their outstanding support and promotion
20 of the foregoing objectives in Florida and in our country,
21 NOW, THEREFORE,
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23 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
24 Florida:
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26 That June 1997 shall be known as the seventy-fifth
27 anniversary month of the Reserve Officers Association of the
28 United States.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of
30 Representatives urges all citizens to join in honoring the men
31 and women of Florida who are members of this outstanding
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