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                                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4442

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Basich, Barnes, O'Brien, Locke, Vekich, Taylor, Prince, Valle, Crane, Jones, Grant, R. King, Hargrove, B. Williams, Pruitt, Holm, S. Wilson, Meyers, Rasmussen, Sayan, Bumgarner, Nealey, Wineberry, Anderson, Ferguson and Sanders

Read first time 2/9/88 and referred to Committee on State Government.

WHEREAS, The conflict between North Korea and South Korea in the early 1950s is often referred to as the "Forgotten War"; and

          WHEREAS, This war resulted in the death of 54,000 Americans, with another 100,000 servicemen wounded; and

          WHEREAS, Four hundred seventy-two servicemen from Washington State gave their lives for their country in this war; and

          WHEREAS, The Washington Legislature has, in the past, supported the creation of veterans' memorials, such as the Winged Victory and the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial which was erected last year on the Capitol Campus; and

          WHEREAS, The United States Congress also has supported the creation of veterans' memorials and last year appropriated one million dollars for the construction of a Korean Veterans' Memorial in Washington, D.C.; and

          WHEREAS, It is appropriate that Washington State remember the veterans of the "Forgotten War" with a memorial on the Capitol Campus;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, the Senate concurring, That the Washington State legislature strongly support the Washington State Korean Veterans Memorial Fund Committee in its efforts to construct a fitting memorial on the Capitol Campus to honor those fine patriots who served their country in Korea in the early 1950s; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to each member of the Washington State Korean Veterans' Memorial Fund Committee and to each member of the Washington State Legislature.