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House Bill 9303




    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9303

        By Representative Bullard






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing John R. Brice.

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  4         WHEREAS, John R. Brice joined the marines at age 17 to

  5  serve his country during World War II, and

  6         WHEREAS, John "Bob" Brice saw action on Guadalcanal,

  7  Bougenville, Green Island, Guam, and Iwo Jima and was the

  8  first marine on top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima and helped

  9  raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi, which historic

10  event was immortalized in a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph,

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12         WHEREAS, Bob Brice received many honors, including the

13  Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, and the Purple

14  Heart, and

15         WHEREAS, after the war, Bob Brice graduated from the

16  University of Michigan and joined his family in starting a

17  resort business in Cuba, where he later married his wife

18  Norma, but ultimately lost the business when Fidel Castro

19  confiscated it after taking control of Cuba, and

20         WHEREAS, after starting over again, Bob and Norma Brice

21  moved to Miami where he founded an advertising company, many

22  of the customers of which suffered devastating losses from

23  Hurricane Andrew, and

24         WHEREAS, Bob Brice allowed his home, one of few to be

25  spared by the hurricane, to be used by his less fortunate

26  neighbors as a shelter for many weeks after the hurricane's

27  devastation and worked indefatigably to help his neighbors and

28  his business customers to rebuild their homes and businesses

29  after the hurricane, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9303

    546-160-98






  1  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the House of Representatives recognizes the

  5  heroism of John R. Brice during World War II and the

  6  achievements and contributions of his life.

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