HOUSE RESOLUTION 29


(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, Delegates Yeager, Amores, Anderson, Ashley, Azinger, Beach, Beane, Boggs, Border, Buchanan, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Capito, Caputo, Claypole, Clements, Coleman, Collins, Compton, Dalton, Damron, Davis, Dempsey, Douglas, Doyle, Ennis, Evans, Everson, Facemyer, Faircloth, Fantasia, Flanigan, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frederick, Gillespie, Given, Givens, Hall, Heck, Henderson, Hubbard, Hunt, Hutchins, Jenkins, Johnson, Kelley, Kominar, Kuhn, Laird, Leach, Leggett, Linch, Louisos, Mahan, Manuel, Martin, McGraw, Mezzatesta, Michael, Miller, Osborne, Overington, Pettit, Pino, Proudfoot, Prunty, Pulliam, Riggs, Rowe, Seacrist, Shelton, Smirl, Smith, Sparks, Spencer, Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple, Thomas, Thompson, Tillis, Tomblin, Trump, Tucker, Underwood, Varner, Walters, Warner, Webb, C. White, H. White, L. White, Williams, Willis, Willison, Wright)


Honoring the women veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States, and requesting that the West Virginia division of culture and history examine the possibility of a fitting memorial on the grounds of the state capitol in tribute to their service.
W hereas, The women veterans of our state have made sacrifices by their service to the nation's armed forces; and
W hereas, Currently there are six thousand, three hundred West Virginia woman who are veterans of the armed forces of the United States; and
W hereas, Many women have served and are serving in the armed forces of the United States as enlisted personnel, nurses, doctors, commissioned and noncommissioned officers, pilots and commanding officers in the armed forces of the United States; and
W hereas, The military service of women veterans have been recognized with a fitting tribute in our nation's capital, with the construction of a statue honoring their service, for which a contribution was ,made by the West Virginia Legislature of one dollar for each of our states women veterans; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the House hereby recognizes the dedicated service pof women veterans who have made sacrifices for the safety and security of all citizens of the United States by their service in the nation's armed forces; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House requests that the West Virginia division of culture and history examine the possibility of placing a fitting memorial on the grounds of the state capitol in tribute to the service to the nation of women veterans; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives for women veterans; the West Virginia Divisions of Veteran Affairs and Culture and History.