SENATE RESOLUTION 64

(By Senators Leonhardt, Kessler, Beach, Prezioso, Williams, Sypolt, Plymale, Stollings, Ashley and Yost)

[Introduced March 10, 2016]

Supporting the Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band’s efforts to represent the USS West Virginia at the 75th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade.

Whereas, On December 7, 1941, the USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship, was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during the attack on Pearl Harbor, killing 106 crew members; and

Whereas, The Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band has been given the great honor of representing the State of West Virginia, the battleship and her crew at a parade marking the passing of 75 years since the attack; and

Whereas, The Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade has been proclaimed as the Official Public Event Marking the Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor; and

Whereas, The Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band has proudly represented the State of West Virginia across the nation; and

Whereas, It is the mission of the Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band to instill in young people the values of hard work, dedication, individual sacrifice and commitment to the goals of the band as a whole; therefore be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate supports the Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band’s efforts to represent the USS West Virginia at the 75th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Morgantown High School Red and Blue Marching Band.