Alabama HJR 234: RECOGNIZING THE 2023 NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION NEW YORK CITY SEAL SWIM.

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ACT #2023->^3?CE2OJQ-21
By Representat:ive Underwood2
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First Read: 23-May-234
2023 Regular Session5
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Enrolled,1 An Act,
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RECOGNIZING THE 2023 NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION NEW YORK4
5 CITY SEAL SWIM.
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7 WHEREAS, with great pride and special pleasure, we
8 recognize and highly honor the 2023 Navy SEAL Foundation New
9 York City SEAL Swim; and
10 WHEREAS, the 2023 Navy SEAL Foundation New York City
11 SEAL Swim will take place on August 19, 2023, and is a
12 multi-sport, open-water swimming event held in New York
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Police Officers, Firefighters, and First Responders from14
15 across the country to help raise funds for its organization
16 that supports NAVY Seals and their families; and
17 WHEREAS, the event will start at the Empty Sky
18 Memorial in Liberty State Park in New Jersey and will end at
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20 will enter the Hudson River at Liberty State Park, New
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22 do 100 honor push-ups and 22 pull-ups for their nation's
23 freedoms and civil liberties; the participants will then
2 4 swim from the Statue of Liberty to Ellis Island, where they
25 will do 100 honor push-ups and 22 pull-ups for their
26 nation's diversity and all those who came to the nation
27 seeking a better life; participants will then swim across
28 the Hudson River to Battery Park, Manhattan, New York, where
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City, New York, that brings together former SEALs, Veterans,
the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York; participants
Jersey, and swim to the Statue of Liberty, where they will

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they will grab 'American Flags and run to the World Trade29
30 Center in Manhattan, Nev/ York; at the World Trade Center,
participants will do 100 honor push-ups and 22 pull-ups to
honor ail those who lost their lives on 9/11, Extortion 17,
and all Americans who put their lives- on the line for their33
34 nation; and
WHEREAS, dedicated Navy Seal and proud Alabamian,35
Lieutenant Commander (Retired) Richard Clifford, will36
participate in the 2023 Navy SEAL Foundation New York City37
38 SEAL Swim; LCDR Clifford joined the military in 1986 (BUDs
class 142); during his 31 years of active duty, he served39
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Afghanistan, he received a Bronze Star and two Combat Action41
42 Ribbons; he enlisted to Officer and retired in 2017 at the
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44 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA’, BOTH
45 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we recognize and highly
46 honor the 2023 Navy SEAL Foundation New York City SEAL Swim,
4 7 and we hereby dedicate this resolution to the remarkable
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event with utmost appreciation, admiration, and regard.
combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan; for his service in
rank of Lieutenant Commander; now therefore.

.234 Enrolled
ispeaker of the House of Representatives
President a Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
31-May-23
Senate
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APPROVED
TIME

GOVERNOR
Reev’d 06/12/23
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I hereby certify that the within Act originated in
and was passed by the House 25-MAy-23.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Alabama Secretary Of State
Act Nub....: 2023-439
Bill Num...: HJR-234
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Diis resolution was referred to the Standing
Committee ofthe Senate on Rules .
and was acted upon by such committee in
Session and by order of the committee
returned ttierefrom with a Favorable report
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