Pennsylvania HR 355: A Resolution designating the month of May 2017 as "Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2512
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 355
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HADDOCK, DELLOSO, E. NELSON, C. WILLIAMS, PICKETT,
McNEILL, WEBSTER, REICHARD, PROBST, DONAHUE, GREINER, VENKAT,
DOUGHERTY, SAMUELSON, CONKLIN, HILL-EVANS, SOLOMON,
SCHLOSSBERG, K.HARRIS, FREEMAN, PUGH, BENNINGHOFF, SCHEUREN,
PIELLI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, ANDERSON, BRENNAN, PASHINSKI, STAATS,
SANCHEZ, MERSKI, MENTZER, GUENST, RIVERA, STEELE AND NEILSON,
OCTOBER 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 23, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 10, 2025, as the "250th birthday of the
United States Marine Corps" in its birthplace of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Second Continental Congress established the
Continental Marines on November 10, 1775, to reinforce Naval
forces during the Revolutionary War; and
WHEREAS, Captain Samuel Nicholas established the original
recruiting headquarters in the Tun Tavern on Water Street in
Philadelphia, the city which is now considered the birthplace of
the Marines; and
WHEREAS, Captain Samuel Nicholas was later promoted to the
rank of major after leading five companies of Marines during the
branch's first amphibious landing on foreign soil at Britain's
Fort Nassau in 1776; and
WHEREAS, The 1783 Treaty of Paris marked the end of the
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Revolutionary War, and, as the Navy's ships were sold off, the
Continental Navy and Marines ceased to exist; and
WHEREAS, The Fifth Congress formally established the Marines
as the Marine Corps on July 11, 1798, and President Woodrow
Wilson signed an act establishing the Marine Corps Reserve on
August 29, 1916; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps adopted a uniform in 1798 that
included a stiff leather collar, or "stock," and Marines gained
the nickname "Leathernecks"; and
WHEREAS, In the 1805 Battle of Derna in Tripoli, Libya,
Marine forces rescued the crew of the USS Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, In their first large-scale engagement, Marines
fought in the 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood that largely prevented
the German army from capturing Paris in World War I; and
WHEREAS, Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in
World War II, Marines engaged in their first major amphibious
landing at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands in 1942, capturing a
critical airfield site and preventing Japanese efforts to
disrupt American supply routes to Australia and New Zealand; and
WHEREAS, In order to secure strategic placement air bases
suitable for B-29 "Superfortresses," United States Marines
invaded Iwo Jima in 1945 to obtain control of the island from
Japan, leading to a 36-day battle between 70,000 Marines and
18,000 Japanese soldiers and one of the most famous photos of
all time as five Marines and one Navy corpsman raised the
American flag atop Mt. Suribachi; and
WHEREAS, In the fight for South Korea's freedom, 30,000
troops from the United Kingdom, Republic of Korea and the United
States, including the 1st Marine Division, defeated 120,000
Chinese soldiers in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir; and
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WHEREAS, During the Tet Offensive, United States Marine Task
Force X-Ray reclaimed the American Military Assistance Command
Vietnam compound and other buildings in Hue as part of the
monthlong bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, After Iraqi forces invaded and refused to withdraw
from Kuwait, the United States and allied partners, including
45,000 Marines, deployed in the Persian Gulf, built up arms and
forces in Saudi Arabia, known as Operation Desert Shield, and
later carried out six weeks of air attacks before a 100-hour
ground campaign, known as Operation Desert Storm, which
liberated Kuwait; and
WHEREAS, Troops from the United States and the United Kingdom
attacked Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces in response to the
September 11 terrorist attacks and as part of Operation Enduring
Freedom in October 2001, and 4,000 Marines were deployed to
southern Afghanistan as part of a major offensive in the
conflict in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Marines are known as the "tip of the spear," as
their combat-ready units are often the first boots on the ground
in evolving conflict situations; and
WHEREAS, Around 175,000 active-duty Marines and 33,000 always
faithful Marine Corps Reserve members serve our nation with
honor, courage and commitment; and
WHEREAS, There were more than 2 million Marine Corps veterans
living in the United States in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Among all 50 states, Pennsylvania has one of the
largest veteran populations, as nearly 700,000 veterans call
Pennsylvania home; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
November 10, 2025, as the "250th birthday of the United States
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Marine Corps" in its birthplace of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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