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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
COMMENDING THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR WINNING THE 2010 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EMPLOYER SUPPORT FREEDOM AWARD.
WHEREAS, civilian employers of our country's nearly 1.7 million citizen-service members, roughly half the United States' military strength, play a key role in the country's defense; and
WHEREAS, celebrating its 15th year, the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the United States government to employers for the support of their National Guard and Reserve employees; and
WHEREAS, nominated by a Hawaii Army National Guard Major, the STATE OF HAWAII, was one of 15 national recipients of the 2010 Freedom Award recognized in an award ceremony on September 22 in Washington, D.C. where Governor Linda Lingle accepted the award on behalf of the state; and
WHEREAS, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) highlighted the STATE OF HAWAII for providing service credit toward retirement for the time their Guard and Reserve employees are activated and offers preferential hiring for members of the Guard and Reserve as well as to spouses of Guard and Reserve members with service-connected disabilities or who died while on active duty; and
WHEREAS, the STATE OF HAWAII holds a farewell ceremony at Aloha Stadium when the 29th Brigade is deployed and a welcome home parade on Waikiki Beach when they return; and
WHEREAS, ESGR especially recognized the STATE OF HAWAII as the first state that recognizes its fallen war heroes by awarding them the state Medal of Honor which is given to service members who were born, raised, or educated in Hawaii, or served in a unit from the STATE OF HAWAII prior to paying the ultimate sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, in acknowledgement of the STATE OF HAWAII's above and beyond support of its Guardsmen and Reservists and their family, it is the hope of this Body that other employers of Hawaii National Guardsmen and Reservists will similarly take care of their citizen warriors; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, that this body hereby commends the STATE OF HAWAII for winning the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award and extends it warmest aloha to all employers of National Guardsmen and Reservists in Hawaii.
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OFFERED BY: |
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The 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award