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Aak <br />Oil <br />HOX iS P.IsE 39:; <br />RESOLUTION <br />WHEREAS, House Bill HR 62 has been proposed to establish Election Day in <br />Presidential election years as a legal public holiday by moving Veterans Day to Election <br />Day in said years; and, <br />WHEREAS, November 11th has traditionally been observed as the day <br />established to honor and remember the noble men and women to whom we are so <br />grateful for serving and protecting the freedom we enjoy today; and, <br />WHEREAS, Lee County recognizes Veterans Day as an all-important day for <br />remembering our military veterans, particularly those who sacrificed their lives for this <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, combining Veterans Day with any other nationally recognized day <br />such as Election Day would take away the significance of the occasion to honor these <br />men and women for their service. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of <br />Lee County, North Carolina, that it expresses its wholehearted displeasure at any <br />suggestion to change the Veterans Day holiday or combine it with any other nationally <br />recognized day. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />respectfully calls upon all Representatives and Senators of the United States of American <br />to stand united in support of our Veterans and vote against any proposal to move this <br />important holiday which has been established to honor those who have served in the <br />Armed Forces of the United States. <br />Adopted this 7`h day of May 2001. <br />Herbert A. Hincks, Chairman <br />Lee County Board of Commissioners <br />