CO SJR009

Honors approximately 250,000 Colorado residents who served in World War II from 1941 to 1945, of whom over 3,500 were killed in action or from battlefield wounds.

Recognizes Colorado's military history including the 10th Mountain Division trained at Camp Hale on Tennessee Pass and the Colorado National Guard's 157th Infantry Regiment, which spent 511 days in continuous combat and liberated the Dachau concentration camp under Captain Felix Sparks.

Acknowledges the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Aurora, dedicated in 2013, as the only memorial in Colorado that honors all 3,586 Colorado World War II casualties by name in one location.

Recognizes the 76th anniversary of the end of World War II and encourages support throughout the Colorado General Assembly for commemorating the heroic efforts and sacrifices of World War II veterans from Colorado and across the United States.