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LA HCR29
Concurrent Resolution
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Owen
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AI Summary
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Recognizes May 8, 2025, as the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), marking Nazi Germany's surrender to Allied powers
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Honors approximately 4,000 Louisiana service members who died in World War II, including nine Medal of Honor recipients from the state
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Acknowledges notable Louisiana military leaders including General "Lightning" Joe Collins, Troy Middleton, Major General Erbon Wise, and Colonel John Riley Kane
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Notes Louisiana hosted the 1941 Louisiana Maneuvers, training 472,000 servicemen including future leaders Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton
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Commemorates the 418,000 total American military personnel and 25 million allied combatants and non-combatants who lost their lives in the war
Legislative Description
Commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
MILITARY AFFAIRS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
5/9/2025