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HOUSE
JOINT MEMORIAL 4021
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Passed
Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State
of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993
Regular Session
By
Read
first time 03/05/93. Referred to Committee on Rules.
Saluting the members of I Corps.
TO THE HONORABLE BILL CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO GENERAL
COLIN POWELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, AND TO LTG CARMEN J.
CAVEZZA, I CORPS COMMANDER:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS,
It is the policy of the Washington State Legislature to recognize excellence in
all fields of endeavor; and
WHEREAS,
Our military has exhibited the highest level of excellence in sacrificially
protecting our state and nation from enemies of liberty for over two hundred
years; and
WHEREAS,
All the citizens of Washington state deeply admire and appreciate the brave men
and women in uniform who valiantly and proudly serve their country so well; and
WHEREAS,
I Corps has played a key role in defending liberty against oppression around
the world over the past seventy-five years with distinguished service; and
WHEREAS,
From the trenches of Europe to the jungles of Asia, the soldiers of I Corps
have fought and died to secure the freedoms guaranteed us by the Constitution
of the United States; and
WHEREAS,
January 15, 1993, marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Corps since it
was created in Neufchateau, France during World War I; and
WHEREAS,
In each of the three wars of I Corps, the Corps entered when things were going
badly and performed its mission with skill and determination and emerged
victorious; and
WHEREAS,
In 1981, the Corps was brought back to full strength at Fort Lewis, Washington
where it presently plays an active and significant role in the Pacific Rim
area; and
WHEREAS,
I Corps has participated in more campaigns than any other corps, is the most
decorated corps in the Active Army, and is the only corps ever to receive the United
States Presidential Unit Citation; and
WHEREAS,
In a dramatically altered world order, I Corps has assumed a significant and
strategic role in America's armed forced poised to strike world-wide to meet
any contingency; and
WHEREAS,
the success of I Corps is a direct result of the professionalism, dedication,
and motivation of its soldiers and the support of their families, friends, and
communities;
NOW,
THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that all the men and women of I
Corps both past and present be honored and saluted, and we reaffirm our
appreciation for and commitment to those who serve in military uniform on our
behalf.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United States and
Commander-in-Chief; General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff; LTG Carmen J. Cavezza, I Corps Commander; the President of the United
States Senate; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and each member of
Congress from the State of Washington.
