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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2
INTRODUCED BY W. CURDY
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA RECOGNIZING 75 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE OF SMOKEJUMPERS.
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA RECOGNIZING 75 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE OF SMOKEJUMPERS.
WHEREAS, smokejumpers have been a source of prominence and pride in Montana and the nation since their inception and have provided a continuing service to the state and the nation; and
WHEREAS, the smokejumper program attracts highly competent, committed, and competitive personnel of diverse cultural backgrounds from around the nation to live and work in Montana; and
WHEREAS, smokejumpers have engaged in the educational, economic, charitable, social, cultural, and political sectors of Montana, in addition to their national service; and
WHEREAS, many smokejumpers have chosen Montana as the state in which to work, live, raise their families, serve, and retire; and
WHEREAS, according to its mission statement, the National Smokejumper Association is "dedicated to preserving the history and lore of smokejumping, maintaining and restoring our nation's forest and grassland resources, responding to special needs of smokejumpers and their families and advocating for the program's evolution"; and
WHEREAS, the values of the National Smokejumper Association are comradeship, education, pride in work well done, and loyalty; and
WHEREAS, in July 2015 on the University of Montana campus, the National Smokejumper Association will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first parachute jump to a forest fire, which occurred in July 1940.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
That the House of Representatives of the State of Montana recognizes 75 years of excellence and dedicated service of smokejumpers in Montana and across the nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of State send copies of this resolution to the National Smokejumper Association.
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