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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 99
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2000.
Approved April 25, 2000.
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CHAPTER 99
(House Bill 111)
AN ACT concerning
Memorial Day - Moment of Silence
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to each year issue a proclamation
encouraging the citizens of Maryland and certain entities to observe a moment
of silence at a certain time on Memorial Day to unite in remembrance and
commemorate the acts and efforts of Marylanders who have served and died in
the United States Armed Forces.
BY adding to
Article - State Government
Section 13-404
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Memorial Day has been celebrated in this country since May 1866
as a way of honoring and remembering the sacrifices of those brave soldiers who gave
their lives in defense of their country; and
WHEREAS, Memorial Day was intended as a day of personal remembrance; and
WHEREAS, 62,000 Maryland men and women served their country in World
War I, 147,000 Maryland men and women served in World War II, and tens of
thousands of additional Marylanders served in the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian
Gulf conflicts; and
WHEREAS, Nationally, 498,332 Americans died in the Civil War, 116,516
Americans died in World War I, 405,399 died in World War II, 54,246 died in Korea,
58,167 died in Vietnam, and 293 died in the Persian Gulf; and
WHEREAS, In this hectic modern age, in the midst of our constant rush, we
often fail to take the time to remember those who served our country and died while
doing so; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows;
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