Senate Bill sb2496
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Florida Senate - 2002 (NP) SR 2496
By Senator Posey
15-1968-02
1 Senate Resolution No. ____
2 A resolution recognizing December 16 as Battle
3 of the Bulge Day.
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5 WHEREAS, the Battle of the Bulge was fought between
6 December 16, 1944 and January 25, 1945, and
7 WHEREAS, more than a million soldiers, including
8 600,000 Americans, fought in the battle, and
9 WHEREAS, there were 81,000 American casualties,
10 including 23,554 captured, and 19,000 killed, and
11 WHEREAS, in terms of loss of American lives the Battle
12 of the Bulge was one of the most costly battles in World War
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14 WHEREAS, the Battle of the Bulge has been called the
15 greatest American battle of the war and it has been the
16 subject of many books and movies, and
17 WHEREAS, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge is an
18 organization that was formed in 1981 to honor the men who
19 fought in that battle, and
20 WHEREAS, there are 65 chapters with 15,000 members of
21 the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, NOW, THEREFORE,
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23 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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25 That December 16 is recognized as Battle of the Bulge
26 Day to honor and commemorate the sacrifice and service of the
27 veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,
29 with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Alfred J.
30 Babecki, President of the Indian River Chapter of the Veterans
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Florida Senate - 2002 (NP) SR 2496
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