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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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J.R. 8
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WHEREAS, The services provided to this country by veterans who have served
on active duty in the military are deserving of special recognition among our school
children; and
WHEREAS, Until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon, several generations of relative peace and prosperity in the
nation dulled the recognition of the extraordinary sacrifices of those heroes who
served in uniform; and
WHEREAS, The military response of the United States to that cowardly attack
on innocent countrymen has, yet again, placed the service men and women of the
armed services in harm's way defending our nation, its citizens, and our ideals; and
WHEREAS, Children in the United States have been blessed, due to the valor of
American service men and women, never to have known firsthand the pain and
suffering endured by those in military service who have protected the United States
from its adversaries in the past; and
WHEREAS, The population of veterans, especially those who fought during
World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, is aging and students in
Maryland schools may, therefore, not have had the opportunity to know or come in
contact with those in our society who served; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the local
boards of education throughout Maryland are respectfully urged to develop and
institute a curriculum on or before Veterans' Day or Memorial Day designed to instill
a sense of patriotism and an awareness of the great sacrifices made by veterans of the
United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard,
MERCHANT MARINE, and Maryland National Guard to preserve and promote liberty
and democratic values worldwide; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Services to the Honorable Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland;
the Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., President of the Senate of Maryland; and
the Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Signed May 16, 2002.
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Joint Resolution No. 8
(House Joint Resolution No. 9)
A House Joint Resolution concerning
American Patriotism in Maryland Schools
FOR the purpose of urging the boards of education in the State of Maryland to
introduce instruction to encourage patriotism by including curriculum on or
before Veterans' Day and Memorial Day regarding the sacrifices made by
veterans in serving our country and protecting democratic values worldwide,
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