Commemorating the 78th Anniversary of the signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948

Assembly Resolution No. 1614

BY: M. of A. Hunter

        COMMEMORATING  the 78th Anniversary of the signing
        of the Women's Armed  Services  Integration  Act  of
        1948

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
give positive definition to the profile and disposition of the  American
Armed  Forces,  so  profoundly  strengthen  our shared commitment to the
exercise of freedom; and

  WHEREAS, 78 years ago, on June 12, 1948, President Harry  S.  Truman
signed into law the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 (P.L.
625-80th  Congress);  this law insured that women would have a permanent
place in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps; and

  WHEREAS, For decades, women veterans served their country with honor
and valor and excelled in all  levels  of  the  military  through  their
demonstrated  military  capabilities;  their  distinguished  role in the
defense of our country is recognized and commended; and

  WHEREAS, The armed forces  have  nurtured  a  spirit  of  integrity,
service  and  respect that passes on into civilian life; the unification
of women into the armed forces goes to further the basic tenets of these
three principles and serves as an example to future generations  of  the
strength that lies in working together for a common good; and

  WHEREAS,  Through  its avowed commitment to those who have served in
the cause of America's Freedom, the 78th Anniversary of the  signing  of
the  Women's  Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 does so unselfishly
advance that spirit of united purpose and shared concern  which  is  the
unalterable manifestation of our American experience; now, therefore, be
it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
pay tribute to the bravery, patriotism and sacrifice made by women, both
those still living and those who have  died  in  service  to  our  great
country;  and  to  most  proudly commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the
signing of the Women's Armed Services Integration  Act  of  1948,  which
later  came  to  be  known  as  Women's  Veterans Recognition Day, fully
confident that such procedure mirrors our shared commitment to preserve,
to ensure and to yet effect that  patrimony  of  freedom  which  is  our
American heritage; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitable engrossed, be
transmitted to the Truman Library Institute.