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HJ 608 Commemorating Veterans Day.

Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Commemorating Veterans Day.  Commemorates Veterans Day on November 11, 2011, in Virginia with a moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. throughout the Commonwealth. Calls upon the Governor to lead and encourage citizens to pause for a moment of silence at the appointed time to honor and remember the sacrifices of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commemorating the Centennial of Armistice (Veterans) Day.  Commemorates the Centennial of Armistice (Veterans) Day in Virginia, and requests the Governor to call upon the citizens of the Commonwealth to observe November 11, 2011, with appropriate programs and activities to remember and honor the heroic men and women of the United States who valiantly served this nation and mankind during World War I.