2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-1009
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Primavera and Neville P., Brown,
       Court, Duran, Esgar, Fields, Foote, Humphrey, Kagan, Keyser,
       Landgraf, Lawrence, Lee, Lontine, Melton, Navarro, Rosenthal,
       Salazar, Thurlow, Vigil, Williams, Windholz, Arndt, Becker J.,
       Becker K., Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Danielson,
       DelGrosso, Dore, Everett, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Joshi,
       Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lundeen, McCann, Moreno,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Rankin, Ransom, Roupe, Ryden, Saine,
       Tate, Tyler, Van Winkle, Willett, Wilson, Winter, Young,
       Hullinghorst;
       also SENATOR(S) Lambert and Todd, Crowder, Aguilar, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham,
       Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones,
       Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield,
       Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman,
       Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman.
       
          CONCERNING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
       PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COLORADO NATIONAL
       GUARD AND THE JORDANIAN ARMED FORCES,
       EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE STATE OF
       COLORADO TO THE FAMILY OF CAPTAIN AL-KASASBEH
       AND CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ACTS OF THE ISLAMIC
       STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT. 
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado National Guard participates in the National
       Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which for more than 20 years
       has provided opportunities for unique collaborations and
       capacity-building capabilities between the United States and foreign
       countries by creating strong bilateral relationships directly between a
       state's National Guard and a foreign military partner; and
       
          
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Colorado National Guard has successfully partnered
       with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 2004; and
       
          WHEREAS, This mutually beneficial relationship has included
       exchanges among soldiers, airmen, political leaders, and citizens of the
       Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the state of Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, Members of the Colorado National Guard and the
       Jordanian Armed Forces have benefitted from sharing their unique skills
       and experiences regarding important issues, including cyber defense and
       security, the leadership of women in the armed forces, non-commissioned
       officer development, and aviation safety; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been a vital ally
       to the United States in the Global War on Terror; and
       
          WHEREAS, May 2014 marked the tenth anniversary of the thriving
       partnership between the Colorado National Guard and the Jordanian
       Armed Forces; and
       
          WHEREAS, This enduring and strategic partnership continues to
       grow and strengthen; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state of Colorado recognizes Captain Moath
       al-Kasasbeh, who selflessly served as a First Lieutenant in the Royal
       Jordanian Air Force and embodied the mission of the Royal Jordanian Air
       Force to protect and defend the sovereignty and integrity of the
       Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; and
       
          WHEREAS, First Lieutenant Moath al-Kasasbeh sacrificed his life in
       service to the Global War on Terror, was brutally and publicly murdered
       in violation of all norms of international law and human decency, and was
       posthumously promoted to the rank of captain; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a
       terrorist organization responsible for capturing and assassinating citizens
       of the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, deepening the
       suffering of the region, and inciting international terrorism; and
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, ISIL has carried out despicable atrocities targeting
       Muslims and religious and ethnic minorities in the region for
       enslavement, torture, and massacre; and
       
          WHEREAS, ISIL continues to hold hostages in deliberate violation
       of international law; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state of Colorado resolutely condemns the appalling
       acts committed by ISIL, including indiscriminate assassination of
       civilians, persecution of individuals on the basis of religious beliefs,
       mutilation and killing of children, violent attacks on schools and
       hospitals, the destruction of cultural and religious sites, and the
       obstruction of social and cultural rights; and
       
          WHEREAS, The state of Colorado underlines the responsibility of
       United States military partners to protect civilian populations in
       accordance with their obligations under international law; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventieth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Seventieth General Assembly, recognize
       the tenth anniversary of the partnership between the Colorado National
       Guard and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and extend our gratitude for
       their important work. Concurrently, we express our condolences for the
       loss of Captain Moath al-Kasasbeh and condemn the continued barbaric
       acts of violence committed by ISIL.
       
          
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Secretary of State John Kerry; Deputy
       Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work; Dr. Alia Hatoug-Bouran,
       Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States;
       Alice G. Wells, United States Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of
       Jordan; General Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; 
       Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the Adjutant General of Colorado; and 
       Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum.
       
       
       
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       Dickey Lee Hullinghorst               Bill L. Cadman
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE