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| 2015 -- H 6242 Enacted 05/26/2015 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| DECLARING MAY 26 THROUGH MAY 31, 2015, TO BE "NAVY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Malik, Mattiello, DeSimone, and Lancia |
| Date Introduced: May 26, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, The United States Office of Navy Outreach (NAVCO) began the Navy |
| Week program in 1985, and since then has coordinated 169 Navy Weeks in 69 cities throughout |
| the United States. Rhode Island, for the very first time, was one of 12 sites chosen to host Navy |
| Week in 2015. This celebratory event will be held from May 26th through the 31st, and will |
| coincide with the annual Rhode Island Air National Guard show at Quonset State Airport; and |
| WHEREAS, The purpose behind Navy Week in Rhode Island is to provide interested |
| citizens with the opportunity to learn about the United States Navy and its importance to our |
| nation. The public will get to meet and honor Navy service personnel, learn about the technology |
| behind the construction and operation of various ships, and to learn about the vital work Navy |
| personnel do for our nation on a daily basis; and |
| WHEREAS, Thankfully, the United States has the most powerful navy in the world and it |
| dutifully and vigilantly protects America’s vital interests across the globe, deters and prevents |
| wars, and ensures that the world’s sea lanes remain free to allow the flow of commerce and |
| information everywhere in the world; and |
| WHEREAS, The United States Navy has had a presence in Rhode Island since the |
| Revolutionary War. It has gone on to establish an experimental torpedo station on Goat Island in |
| 1869, the United States Naval War College in Newport in 1884, and is the home of Naval Station |
| Newport, the Navy's Center of Excellence in Officer and Senior Enlisted Education and Training; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, The United States Navy, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, from |
| World War II to the Cold War, has always served valiantly in defense of our nation to preserve, |
| protect and defend our precious freedoms. From the heroics in the Battle of Midway during |
| World War II, to the exploits of the Navy Seals, Navy Aviators, and its "Silent Service" |
| submarine heroes, the exploits of the United States Navy, in the defense of liberty, will forever be |
| remembered by a nation grateful to be living in a peaceful, prosperous and free society; now, |
| therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby declares May 26 through May 31, 2015, to be "Navy Week" in this |
| state; 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 Captain Dennis Boyer, Naval Station, Newport. |
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