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GA HR2316
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Ann Purcell
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AI Summary
- Congratulates the City of Port Wentworth, Georgia, located 11 miles west of Savannah, on being named a Purple Heart City—one of only three cities in the United States to receive the designation at the time of the resolution
- Recognizes the city's "Stand Up for America" program, originally started during the Vietnam War era by Mayor Preston B. Edwards, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient, to counter waning patriotism
- Notes that the Stand Up for America event has grown over 38 years into a major statewide attraction featuring a parade, arts and crafts, rides, fireworks, a fishing tournament, and a street dance
- Credits Al and Rose Cook for leading the effort to secure the Purple Heart City designation and notes plans to build a veterans park featuring a Purple Heart monument as its focal point
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the City of Port Wentworth; introduced by Representative Purcell of the 159th District
Legislative Description
City of Port Wentworth; named Purple Heart City; congratulate
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
4/29/2010
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