Senate Bill 0248

    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SM 248

    By Senator Latvala





    19-127A-00                                              See HB

  1                     Senate Memorial No.     

  2         A memorial to the Congress of the United

  3         States, urging Congress to issue a

  4         commemorative postage stamp honoring the United

  5         States Submarine Force on its 100th

  6         anniversary.

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  8         WHEREAS, in the year 2000, the United States Submarine

  9  Force will celebrate a century of service to the nation, and

10         WHEREAS, little has captured our imagination more than

11  exploring the ocean depths, and

12         WHEREAS, submarine technology has proven invaluable to

13  our nation by strengthening our national defense, preserving

14  world maritime freedom, and producing scientific

15  breakthroughs, and

16         WHEREAS, submarines have not only provided a remarkable

17  strategic platform, but have helped establish a firm

18  foundation for scientific exploration, and

19         WHEREAS, the United States Submarine Force was

20  responsible for 55 percent of all Japanese shipping destroyed

21  during World War II even though submariners constituted only 2

22  percent of all United States Navy personnel serving in that

23  war, and

24         WHEREAS, 52 American submarines and over 3,500 American

25  submariners were lost during World War II, and

26         WHEREAS, in peacetime, the Silent Service continues to

27  patrol around the clock under the oceans to keep us free, and

28         WHEREAS, veterans of the United States Submarine Force

29  have served with honor and courage, risking their lives in

30  combat against determined foes and always against an

31  unforgiving sea, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SM 248
    19-127A-00                                              See HB




  1  Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  3         That the United States Postal Service issue a

  4  commemorative postage stamp in honor of the United States

  5  Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary.

  6         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this memorial be

  7  sent to the President of the United States, the President of

  8  the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States

  9  House of Representatives, and to each member of the Florida

10  delegation to the United States Congress.

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