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2024
No. R-218. House concurrent resolution recognizing April 2024 as the Month of the Military Child in Vermont.
(H.C.R.164)
Offered by: Representatives Morgan of Milton, Hango of Berkshire, Bartley of Fairfax,
Birong of Vergennes, Branagan of Georgia, Brennan of Colchester, Canfield of Fair Haven, Demar of Enosburgh, Donahue of Northfield, Galfetti of Barre Town, Graham of
Williamstown, Gregoire of Fairfield, Higley of Lowell, Hooper of Burlington, Labor of
Morgan, Laroche of Franklin, Maguire of Rutland City, McCarthy of St. Albans City,
McFaun of Barre Town, Morrissey of Bennington, Nugent of South Burlington, Page of
Newport City, Parsons of Newbury, Peterson of Clarendon, Sims of Craftsbury, Taylor of
Milton, Toof of St. Albans Town, and Williams of Granby Whereas, many Americans and Vermonters may not be aware that there are more than
1.6 million children of U.S. military personnel, and Whereas, family pressures are magnified for children who remain stateside when a parent is deployed abroad, and the children of the approximately 1,000 Vermont National Guard personnel who may be deployed over the course of a year experience this disruption firsthand, and Whereas, military children’s frequent relocation and corresponding lack of long-term community stability present them with an unwelcome distraction, and Whereas, in 1986, the U.S. Department of Defense first designated April as the Month of the Military Child, and this annual event is part of a year-round initiative that brightens and improves these children’s lives, and Whereas, related programs include the national Military Kids Connect, partnerships with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and 4-H Clubs, and Sesame Street for Military Families, as well as many local activities that offices such as the Vermont National Guard’s Child & Youth Services administer, and Whereas, as part of this special month, April 17, 2024 will be Purple Up! For Military Kids Day, an opportunity for Americans to show solidarity with military families by
wearing purple, a color that symbolizes all branches of the military, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly recognizes April 2024 as the Month of the Military Child in
Vermont, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the Vermont National Guard Office of Child & Youth Services.
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