Bill Text: PA SR165 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring again the national heroes aboard United Airlines flight 93 on September 11, 2009, and commending all of the volunteers and contributors who came together to make the Hearts of Steel project a reality.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-12 - Introduced and adopted [SR165 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR165-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1380
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 165 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ORIE AND KASUNIC, AUGUST 12, 2009
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, AUGUST 12, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Honoring again the national heroes aboard United Airlines flight
93 on September 11, 2009, and commending all of the
volunteers and contributors who came together to make the
Hearts of Steel project a reality.
WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, this country was subject to
terrorist attacks resulting in the senseless deaths of thousands
of innocent victims; and
WHEREAS, The passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93
who gave their lives on September 11, 2001, over the rolling
fields of Shanksville are heroes of the highest magnitude who
fought and won the first battle in the war on terrorism; and
WHEREAS, The words of Abraham Lincoln spoken at the
battlefield at Gettysburg, "The world will little note, nor long
remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did
here," ring true in characterizing the courageous passengers and
crew of United Airlines flight 93; and
WHEREAS, The Hearts of Steel project was conceived and
implemented to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93 by
manufacturing and selling stainless steel bracelets, with the
total proceeds going to the construction and erection of a
permanent memorial at the crash site in Shanksville, Somerset
County; and
WHEREAS, Hundreds of sponsors, volunteers and organizations
came together to make the Hearts of Steel project a reality
through their generous donations of time, labor, materials and
funding; and
WHEREAS, The original goal was to raise approximately $10,000
for the memorial but orders that came in from Pennsylvania, the
United States and from overseas were so overwhelming that more
than $1,000,000 was raised for the memorial; and
WHEREAS, The bracelets are made of solid stainless steel,
which, like the American spirit, is lustrous and will neither
tarnish nor break; and
WHEREAS, The bracelets are reminders of how the courageous
actions of a few brave people can change the world; and
WHEREAS, The outpouring of volunteer efforts and
contributions to the Hearts of Steel project greatly exceeded
all expectations; and
WHEREAS, The Hearts of Steel project represents both a
fitting commemoration of the heroes of Flight 93 and a triumph
of the human spirit; and
WHEREAS, The memorial is set to undergo physical construction
in the near future, with a scheduled completion date before the
tenth anniversary of that unforgettable day; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate again honor the national heroes
aboard United Airlines flight 93; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate commend all volunteers and
contributors who came together to make the Hearts of Steel
project a reality.
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