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| 2024 -- H 8018 Enacted 03/05/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 82ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEABEES ON MARCH 5, 2024 |
Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Noret, Chippendale, Edwards, Kennedy, Ajello, Shallcross Smith, and Fellela |
| Date Introduced: March 05, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, The Seabees are celebrating their 82nd Anniversary in 2024. The Seabees |
| were created at Davisville, Rhode Island, in 1942 by United States Navy Rear Admiral Ben |
| Morrell, Chief of the Bureau of Yards, to meet our nation's need for building and maintaining |
| overseas bases during World War II; and |
| WHEREAS, More than 350,000 Seabees served their nation during World War II as |
| members of the United States Navy construction forces. They participated in virtually every |
| United States Theater of operations, from England, Italy and France to North Africa, China, |
| Burma, and numerous islands throughout the vast Pacific. They built vital bases and airfields |
| under very difficult conditions, including being bombarded by enemy ships and planes, and were |
| killed by snipers or booby-trapped mines and bombs. They had to deal with extreme weather |
| conditions such as typhoons and extreme heat, and often had to suffer debilitating medical |
| conditions such as malaria; and |
| WHEREAS, The Seabees constructed piers, hospitals, airfields, housing, and every |
| imaginable kind of facility. They unloaded vital food and medical supplies quickly and efficiently |
| and saved lives every day during all of America's wars and conflicts. Thanks to the Seabees, the |
| United States has the ability to bring the war, if necessary, into our enemy's sphere of influence; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, The Seabees have served our nation with honor and valor during times of |
| peace and war. They answered our nation's call to duty during all of its modern conflicts, from |
| World War II and the Korean War, to Vietnam and our various engagements in the Middle East. |
| They have earned a reputation for ingenuity, innovation, courage and for having a "can do" and |
| "just get the job done" spirit that is renowned throughout the United States military and across the |
| globe; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| congratulates the Seabees on the joyous celebration of their 82nd Anniversary; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Rear Admiral Bradley J. Andros, Commander, |
| Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. |
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