Florida Senate - 2014                            (NP)    SR 1650
       
       
        
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       
       16-02200A-14                                          20141650__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution honoring the men and women of the Florida
    3         National Guard and recognizing March 11, 2014, as
    4         “Florida National Guard Day.”
    5  
    6         WHEREAS, the Florida National Guard, the military arm of
    7  the Governor and the people of the State of Florida, stands
    8  ready to immediately respond to a call from the Governor in
    9  times of crisis or emergency, and
   10         WHEREAS, tracing the roots of its citizen-soldier tradition
   11  to the first militia units formed in 1565 to protect St.
   12  Augustine, the Florida National Guard today boasts approximately
   13  12,000 highly trained and skilled men and women who serve as
   14  soldiers and airmen, and
   15         WHEREAS, the men and women of the Florida National Guard
   16  and their families willingly make sacrifices during times of
   17  hurricanes, fires, floods, and other natural disasters, serving
   18  domestically and around the world in contingency operations, and
   19         WHEREAS, more than 17,200 men and women of the Florida
   20  National Guard, without reservation, answered the call to
   21  federal active duty following the attack on our nation on
   22  September 11, 2001, and served with distinction and honor during
   23  Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation
   24  Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and other contingencies, and
   25         WHEREAS, the honorable service of the men and women of the
   26  Florida National Guard is truly an affirmation of the propriety
   27  of the recognition they so richly deserve for their faithful and
   28  successful service and for the well-placed trust of the
   29  residents of this state, and
   30         WHEREAS, the employers of the members of the Florida
   31  National Guard and their family members have made significant
   32  sacrifices in conducting their business during the absence of
   33  key personnel and providing jobs for returning members, and
   34         WHEREAS, the men and women of the Florida National Guard
   35  participate in hundreds of community service projects across the
   36  state each day while preparing for their federal duty,
   37  protecting the residents of this state during emergencies, and
   38  contributing to local programs that add value to this nation and
   39  this state, NOW, THEREFORE,
   40  
   41  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   42  
   43         That in honor of the significant contributions and
   44  consistent readiness of the Florida National Guard and to
   45  gratefully acknowledge the faithful service of its dedicated
   46  soldiers and airmen, March 11, 2014, is recognized as “Florida
   47  National Guard Day.”
   48         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
   49  presented to Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr., Adjutant
   50  General of Florida, as a tangible token of the sentiments
   51  expressed herein.