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NE LR274

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tanya Storer

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Nebraska Legislature congratulates Wayne Mills and VFW Post 3576 in Broken Bow for receiving the Celebrating 80 Years of Victory medal, recognizing the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
  • Wayne Mills is the last surviving World War II veteran at Post 3576, currently 99 years old
  • Mills was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944, served in an infantry battalion in Europe, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and was wounded in action
  • After recovering, Mills guarded German prisoners of war in France (1945) and helped locate fallen soldiers buried in Belgium (1946)
  • The Celebrating 80 Years of Victory medal is awarded to living veterans who served between December 1, 1941, and December 31, 1946, with Nebraska residency and honorable discharge

Legislative Description

Congratulate Wayne Mills and Post 3576 in Broken Bow on receiving the Celebrating 80 Years of Victory medal

Last Action

President/Speaker signed

6/2/2025

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