House Bill hb9047

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9047

        By Representative Goodlette






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 16, 2002, as the

  3         200th anniversary of the founding of the United

  4         States Military Academy at West Point.

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  6         WHEREAS, by act of the Seventh Congress of the United

  7  States, approved and signed by President Thomas Jefferson, the

  8  United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, was

  9  established March 16, 1802, and

10         WHEREAS, during the ensuing 200 years, West Point

11  Military Academy has achieved a proud record of graduating

12  dedicated military leaders, public servants, and contributors

13  to society in a variety of areas, including engineering,

14  education, science, and the arts, and

15         WHEREAS, the history of our nation is rich with the

16  deeds of West Point graduates and, while every school child

17  recognizes the names of such notables as Robert E. Lee,

18  Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower, countless others,

19  some lesser known, or known only to their families and

20  friends, have served their country with equal dedication and

21  valor, and

22         WHEREAS, even now, many West Point graduates are

23  continuing to uphold the proud traditions of the academy as

24  they serve our nation at home and abroad in the battle against

25  terrorism, and

26         WHEREAS, the State of Florida counts itself exceedingly

27  privileged to claim 1,510 of its sons and daughters as

28  graduates of the academy, and is proud to recognize the 186

29  young men and women from the state who, as current cadets in

30  the academy, are continuing in the fine examples of the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9047

    704-184-02






  1  thousands who have preceded them during the 200-year existence

  2  of West Point, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

  5  Florida:

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  7         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

  8  deliberations to congratulate the United States Military

  9  Academy at West Point, New York, on the occasion of its 200th

10  anniversary on March 16, 2002, to pay tribute to and extend

11  its sincere gratitude to the thousands of its graduates, and

12  to proudly salute the young men and women who are currently

13  enrolled as cadets of the institution.

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