HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24
(By Delegates Boggs, Ennis, Swartzmiller, Anderson, Armstead,
Ashley, Azinger, Blair, Border, Brown, Butcher, Calvert,
Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Caruth, Doyle, Duke, Evans,
Faircloth, Foster, Frederick, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield,
Howard, Kuhn, Leggett, Long, Louisos, Manchin, Manuel, Martin,
Palumbo, Paxton, Poling, Proudfoot, Romine, Schadler, Schoen,
Shelton, Sobonya, Spencer, Stemple, Tabb, R. Thompson, Trump,
Wakim, Webster, G. White, H. White, Williams and Yeager)
[Introduced February 3, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the United States Congress to broaden the eligibility
categories of membership in veteran's organizations.
Whereas, Young American men and women are at the forefront of
the war on terror; and
Whereas, Many Americans have served in the armed services of
this country and have been placed in harms way both in times of
peace and in times of war; and
Whereas, Membership in American veteran organizations continues
to decline as fewer and fewer veterans are eligible for membership
in these organizations; and
Whereas, The contributions made to local communities by members
of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other
similar organizations are invaluable and may not be replaced if the
eligibility for membership continues to be restricted;
therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Congress of the
United States
to broaden the eligibility categories of membership
in veteran's organizations
;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the members
of West Virginia's delegation in Congress and to the Clerk of the
United States House of Representatives and the Clerk of the United
States Senate.