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MO HCR12
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/22/2012
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Davis
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AI Summary
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Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as Missouri's official emblem honoring fallen members of the United States Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.
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Recognizes the flag's symbolic elements: red field for sacrifice, blue star for active military service, white border for purity of sacrifice, gold star for ultimate sacrifice, folded flag for final tribute, and flame for eternal spirit of the departed.
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Honors the estimated 1.6 million fallen servicepersons throughout United States history and their families and communities.
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Urges the United States Congress to enact similar legislation designating the Honor and Remember Flag as a federal symbol.
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Instructs the Missouri House Chief Clerk to send inscribed copies of the resolution to the Missouri Veterans Commission and all Missouri Congressional Delegation members.
Legislative Description
Designates the Honor and Remember Flag as the State of Missouri's emblem of service and sacrifice of service men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty
Last Action
Adopted (S) - YEAS: 32 NAYS: 00
5/17/2012