Virginia HJ 64: General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day; designating as October 15, 2018, & each succeeding year thereafter.

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18101039D

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 64 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 8, 2018 

Designating October 15, in 2018 and in each succeeding year, 
 as General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day in Virginia. 
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Patrons-- Freitas, Adams, D.M., Bulova, Cole, Delaney, Fowler, Hope, Keam, 
Landes, Lopez, Pogge, Rasoul, Thomas, Webert and Yancey 

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Referred to Committee on Rules 

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WHEREAS, in June 1776, 30-year-old 
 Polish-Lithuanian military architect and engineer Andrew Thaddeus 
 Bonaventure Kosciuszko voluntarily sailed for America to risk his life for the 
 freedom of the people of the United States of America, and he is renowned as a 
 hero of the Revolutionary War for his military leadership and work to support 
 the war effort; and

WHEREAS, during the Revolutionary War, 
 General Kosciuszko personally oversaw the construction of defensive 
 works crucial to the United States� decisive victory at the Battles of 
 Saratoga; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko constructed the defensive 
 positions at West Point, New York, and he is 
 credited with establishing its reputation as a key American fortification along 
 the Hudson River; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko�s 
 engineering works, including a string of armories across the former colonies, 
 were recognized by Major General Nathanael Greene as a deciding factor in the 
 outcome of numerous engagements against the British forces in the southern 
 theater of the Revolutionary War; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko, by an act of the Continental Congress, 
 in recognition for his services to the cause of American 
 independence, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1783; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko carried the principles of 
 individual liberty and freedom back to Poland, where he supported the Polish 
 Constitution of May 3, 1791, which was modeled after 
 the Constitution of the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko demonstrated a firm commitment to 
 universal human rights throughout his life, including the abolition of slavery 
 in America and the liberation of peasant serfs he inherited from his family in 
 Poland; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko stipulated in his will that his 
 American estates were to be sold to buy the freedom of African American slaves 
 and provide for their education; he conferred the responsibility of executing 
 this will upon his personal friend, Thomas Jefferson; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko�s record on the field of battle is 
 in keeping with the highest traditions of military service in both the United States 
 and Poland, and his actions reflected favorably upon both nations; and

WHEREAS, General Kosciuszko�s enduring legacy highlights the 
 strong bond and rich history shared betwee