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MS HC20

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

Sonya Williams-Barnes

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the fourth Thursday in March as "Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day" in Mississippi
  • Honors the 15 Mississippi service members who served as Tuskegee Airmen during World War II
  • Recognizes the Tuskegee Airmen's achievement of flying over 15,000 sorties, destroying more than 1,000 German aircraft, and earning hundreds of Air Medals and more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses
  • Acknowledges March as a significant month for the Tuskegee Airmen, marking when the first cadets received silver wings, the first maintenance crew began training, and President George W. Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007
  • Encourages Mississippi citizens to commemorate the observance annually on the designated date

Legislative Description

"Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day"; designate fourth Thursday in March as.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules1/11/2018

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