2016
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16-1007
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Melton and Landgraf, Buckner,
       Danielson, Esgar, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Humphrey,
       Kraft-Tharp, Lee, Lontine, McCann, Moreno, Neville P., Primavera,
       Roupe, Thurlow, Wist, Arndt, Becker J., Becker K., Brown, Buck,
       Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett,
       Hamner, Joshi, Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Lawrence, Lebsock,
       Leonard, Lundeen, Mitsch Bush, Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon,
       Pettersen, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias,
       Singer, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson,
       Windholz, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst;
       also SENATOR(S) Hill and Heath, Cooke, Jones, Scott, Sonnenberg,
       Ulibarri, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Crowder, Donovan,
       Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Kefalas,
       Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield,
       Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scheffel, Steadman, Tate, Todd,
       Cadman.
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
       FROM COLORADO WHO HAVE SERVED IN OPERATION
       ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL,
       OPERATION NEW DAWN, OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE,
       AND IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AND HONORING
       THOSE WHO HAVE DIED WHILE SERVING THE CAUSE OF
       FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD. 
       
          WHEREAS, Thousands of military personnel from Colorado have
       served in Afghanistan in Operation Freedom's Sentinel, in the Middle
       East as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, and in the Global War on
       Terrorism, as well as past operations Operation New Dawn and Operation
       Enduring Freedom, including troops based at Fort Carson, the United
       States Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, and Buckley Air
       Force Base; members of the Colorado National Guard, Army Reserve,
       and Marine Corps Reserve; and troops from Colorado who are deployed
       with military units based in other states; and
       
          WHEREAS, In October 2015, Major Phyllis Joy Pelky, 45, of Rio
       Rancho, New Mexico, made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty in
       support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel; Major Pelky served as an
       assistant professor of German at the United States Air Force Academy
       and, due to her integrity and service, she was ultimately selected as
       Aide-de-Camp to the Superintendent of the Academy; 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 of the state
       of Colorado:
       
          (1) Remember and honor Major Phyllis Pelky and all Coloradans who
       have given their lives in service to their country in Operation Freedom's
       Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation
       Enduring Freedom, and in the Global War on Terrorism;
       
          (2) Express our sympathy to the families and friends of those service
       members who have died; and
       
          (3) Honor the service, dedication, and valor of all military personnel
       from Colorado who have served and are currently serving in military
       operations around the world and in the Global War on Terrorism.
       
       
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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                           Effie Ameen
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE