HR 88 — A Resolution designating August 7, 2025, as "Purple Heart Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   718

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 88
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, GREINER, PICKETT, HAMM, PIELLI,
        REICHARD, STAATS, ZIMMERMAN, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, VENKAT, SMITH,
        HANBIDGE, KRUPA, MENTZER, NEILSON, GALLAGHER, BANTA, CIRESI
        AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 21, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating August 7, 2025, as "Purple Heart Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, During major wars from World War I to the present,
 4   32,080 Pennsylvania servicepersons were killed in combat and
 5   approximately 59,140 were wounded, making those Pennsylvanians
 6   eligible for the Purple Heart Medal; and
 7      WHEREAS, The mission of the Military Order of the Purple
 8   Heart, chartered by an act of Congress, is to foster an
 9   environment of goodwill among combat wounded veterans and their
10   families, promote patriotism, support legislative initiatives
11   and, most importantly, ensure that we never forget the
12   sacrifices of those killed in war defending our freedom; and
13      WHEREAS, Forty-five states across the United States have
14   honored their servicepersons wounded and killed in combat by
15   proclaiming their states to be Purple Heart states; and
16      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania was officially designated as a Purple
 1   Heart state in 2019; and
 2      WHEREAS, The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by
 3   the Military Order of the Purple Heart as a symbolic trail
 4   throughout all 50 states to commemorate and honor all men and
 5   women who have been wounded or killed in combat while serving in
 6   the United States Armed Forces; and
 7      WHEREAS, The Purple Heart Trail originates at a monument in
 8   Mt. Vernon, Virginia, which is the burial location of George
 9   Washington; and
10      WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Route 45, also
11   known as the Purple Heart Highway, winds through 100 miles of
12   Huntingdon, Centre, Union, Northumberland and Montour Counties
13   and is part of the Purple Heart Trail; and
14      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania Route 45 was christened the Purple
15   Heart Highway because the Route 45 corridor has been home to
16   many recipients of the Purple Heart; and
17      WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania honors the service
18   and sacrifices of our nation's men and women in uniform wounded
19   or killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedom
20   enjoyed by all Americans; therefore be it
21      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate August
22   7, 2025, as "Purple Heart Day" in Pennsylvania.




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