WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's red field represents | 9 |
the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom, | 10 |
the flag's blue star is a symbol of active service in military | 11 |
conflict that dates back to World War I, the flag's white border | 12 |
recognizes the purity of sacrifice, the flag's gold star signifies | 13 |
the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not | 14 |
returning home and reflects the value of the life given, the | 15 |
folded flag element highlights this nation's final tribute to a | 16 |
fallen serviceperson and a family's sacrifice, and the flag's | 17 |
flame symbolizes the eternal spirit of the departed; and | 18 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 29 |
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the Ohio | 30 |
Department of Veterans Services, the Speaker and Clerk of the | 31 |
United States House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore | 32 |
and Secretary of the United States Senate, the members of the Ohio | 33 |
Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio. | 34 |