SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 14
(By Senators Helmick, Bailey, Craigo,
Dalton, Chernenko and Ross)
Honoring veterans of the armed forces of the United States from
West Virginia and declaring February 14, 1994, as "Veterans
Visibility Day".
Whereas, Since the founding of this country, the native sons
and daughters of West Virginia have served in the armed forces of
the United States and have freely given their lives on many
foreign soils to protect the cause of liberty; and
Whereas, Since the beginning of this century, more than five
hundred thousand West Virginians and their families have endured
great sacrifices as a result of such patriotic service in the
armed forces of our nation. In the the never-ending struggle to
preserve the peace of the world, more than nine thousand West
Virginians have died in service to our nation in this century;
and
Whereas, The memory of those brave West Virginians should
not pass without an expression of honor and gratitude and it is
necessary to recognize and honor the valor and patriotism of
those West Virginians and of all our veterans, their families and
those from the state of West Virginia presently serving in our
armed forces; and
Whereas, The pride of a grateful state should especially beextended to those West Virginians who have received the highest
honor that our country can bestow, the Congressional Medal of
Honor, with special attention being given to the recognition of
three previously unrecognized West Virginia Congressional Medal
of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War: Jimmy G. Stewart of
West Columbia, Carmel B. Harvey, Jr., of Montgomery, and Frankie
Z. Molnar of Logan. These three outstanding native sons will
take their place of honor by having their names inscribed on a
plaque in the Capitol along with other West Virginia recipients
of the Congressional Medal of Honor; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate expresses the appreciation, honor and
gratitude to the veterans of the armed forces of the United
States from West Virginia and to those West Virginians who
presently are serving in the armed forces; and, be it
Further Resolved, That appreciation, honor, pride and
gratitude should be extended to those West Virginians who have
received the highest honor our nation can bestow, the
Congressional Medal of Honor; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to
forward a copy of this resolution to the governor of the state of
West Virginia, the director of the division of veterans affairs
and to the families of each of the three Congressional Medal of
Honor recipients from West Virginia named in this resolution.