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LR41                                                                                            LR41
2021                                                                                            2021
                             ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
                                        FIRST SESSION
                     LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 41
Introduced by Aguilar, 35; Albrecht, 17; Arch, 14; Blood, 3; Bostar, 29;
              Bostelman, 23; Brandt, 32; Brewer, 43; Briese, 41; Cavanaugh, J.,
              9; Cavanaugh, M., 6; Clements, 2; Day, 49; DeBoer, 10; Dorn, 30;
              Erdman, 47; Flood, 19; Friesen, 34; Geist, 25; Gragert, 40;
              Groene, 42; Halloran, 33; Hansen, B., 16; Hansen, M., 26;
              Hilgers, 21; Hilkemann, 4; Hughes, 44; Hunt, 8; Kolterman, 24;
              Lathrop, 12; Lindstrom, 18; Linehan, 39; Lowe, 37; McCollister,
              20; McDonnell, 5; McKinney, 11; Morfeld, 46; Moser, 22; Murman,
              38; Pahls, 31; Pansing Brooks, 28; Sanders, 45; Slama, 1;
              Stinner, 48; Vargas, 7; Walz, 15; Wayne, 13; Williams, 36;
              Wishart, 27.
       WHEREAS, The American Legion was founded in Paris on March 15, 1919, as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness; and WHEREAS, The American Legion is chartered and incorporated by the United States Congress,      operating departments in   all   50   states,     the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines; and WHEREAS,   The American Legion was instrumental to   the passage of   the federal Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, otherwise known as the GI Bill,
and WHEREAS, The Nebraska American Legion has over 29,000 members in 355 posts statewide; and WHEREAS,   The Nebraska American Legion supports youth through programs including Boys State, County Government Day, Legion Baseball, and oratorical contests, and recognizes civil servants through awards like Teacher of the Year, Firefighter and EMS of the Year, and Law Enforcement Officer of the Year;
and WHEREAS, The American Legion has been a stalwart advocate for the well-
being of Nebraskan veterans; and WHEREAS, The American Legion will continue to be an institution across Nebraska and in other American communities for years to come; and WHEREAS, March 15, 2021, marks the 102nd Anniversary of the founding of
the American Legion.
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LR41                                                                        LR41
2021                                                                        2021
       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:
       1. That the Legislature congratulates the American Legion on reaching its
102nd anniversary.
       2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the American Legion Posts of
Nebraska.
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