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S. C. R. No. 31 As Reported by the Senate Public Safety, Local Government and Veterans AffairsAs Reported by the Senate Public Safety, Local Government and Veterans Affairs 130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Senators Manning, Tavares
Cosponsors:
Senators LaRose, Gentile, Jordan, Turner, Cafaro, Burke, Gardner, Coley, Eklund, Skindell, Uecker, Jones, Hughes, Brown, Schiavoni, Bacon, Peterson, Beagle, Smith
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To recognize the outstanding service of the 65th
Infantry Regiment from Puerto Rico and to urge the
award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the
Regiment.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, In 1898, the United States acquired Puerto Rico in
the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War and, by
the following year, Congress had authorized raising a unit of
volunteer soldiers in the newly acquired territory; and |
WHEREAS, In June 1920, the unit was designated as the "65th
Infantry Regiment, United States Army," and it would serve as the
United States military's last segregated unit composed of Hispanic
soldiers; and |
WHEREAS, The Regiment participated in World War I, World War
II, and the Korean War; and |
WHEREAS, During the Korean War, soldiers in the Regiment
earned ten distinguished service crosses, two hundred fifty-six
silver stars, six hundred six bronze stars, and two thousand seven
hundred seventy-seven Purple Hearts; and |
WHEREAS, On April 25, 2013, H.R. 1726 was introduced in the
United States House of Representatives to award a Congressional
Gold Medal to the Regiment; and |
WHEREAS, On June 18, 2013, S. 1174 was introduced in the
United States Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the
Regiment; and |
WHEREAS, The Congressional Gold Medal is among the highest
civilian awards in the United States and is awarded to persons
"who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American
history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major
achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement";
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WHEREAS, Veterans of the Regiment should receive recognition
for selflessly giving their time, effort, and lives; and |
WHEREAS, Ohio is home to more than eleven thousand Hispanic
veterans; now therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly recognizes the
outstanding service of the 65th Infantry Regiment; and be it
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RESOLVED, That the General Assembly urges the Ohio
Congressional delegation to acknowledge the outstanding service of
the 65th Infantry Regiment and to highlight the Regiment's story
by supporting H.R. 1726 and S. 1174; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the members of the Ohio
Congressional delegation and to the news media of Ohio. |
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