Pennsylvania SR 135: A Resolution designating May 7, 2019, as "Rare Disease Day" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1096
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 135
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, YAW, AUMENT, MASTRIANO, DUSH,
ROBINSON, ROTHMAN, FARRY, BARTOLOTTA, COMITTA, BROOKS,
BOSCOLA, BROWN, KEARNEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, HUGHES, MARTIN,
HAYWOOD, KANE, J. WARD, LAUGHLIN, CULVER, SCHWANK,
TARTAGLIONE, MILLER AND STEFANO, JULY 31, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JULY 31, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Honoring all Pennsylvania veterans who served during war and
peace on the occasion of "Veterans Day," November 11, 2025.
WHEREAS, In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in
the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated because
after four years of bitter war, an armistice was signed that
declared the "war to end all wars" over; and
WHEREAS, November 11 was set aside as "Armistice Day" in the
United States to remember the sacrifices men and women made
during World War I in order to ensure a lasting peace; and
WHEREAS, On "Armistice Day," soldiers who survived the war
marched in parades through their hometowns, and politicians,
public officials and veteran officers gave speeches and held
ceremonies of thanks for the peace they had won; and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress voted "Armistice Day" a
legal holiday in 1938, but Americans realized that the previous
war would not be the last one; and
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WHEREAS, World War II began the following year, and nations
great and small again participated in a bloody struggle; and
WHEREAS, After World War II, "Armistice Day" continued to be
observed on November 11; and
WHEREAS, In 1953, townspeople in Emporia, Kansas, called the
holiday, "Veterans Day" in gratitude to the veterans in their
town; and
WHEREAS, Soon after, the Congress of the United States passed
a bill renaming the national holiday as "Veterans Day"; and
WHEREAS, Americans still give thanks to veterans for their
service on "Veterans Day" with ceremonies and speeches, and at
11 a.m., many Americans observe a moment of silence in
remembrance of those who fought and for those who gave their
lives to preserve the freedoms we now enjoy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate honor all Pennsylvania veterans who
served during war and peace on the occasion of "Veterans Day,"
November 11, 2025; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage communities to
participate in "Veterans Day" ceremonies across this
Commonwealth in recognition of the approximately 700,000 current
Pennsylvania residents who have served in the armed forces to
protect the United States and this Commonwealth during our
greatest times of need.
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