TO INVITE THE NATIONAL COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, THE HONORABLE JIMMIE FOSTER, TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION IN THE CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT 12:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011.

Whereas, the Honorable Jimmie Foster is a distinguished veteran of the United States Marines and United States Army and a resident of the state of Alaska; and

Whereas, having held numerous offices in the American Legion at various levels, the Honorable Jimmie Foster was elected as the national commander on September 2, 2010, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the ninety-second national convention of the American Legion; and

Whereas, with a membership approaching three million, the American Legion has more than twenty-eight thousand members in South Carolina and is one of the most influential and prestigious organizations in the United States and is the largest veterans organization in this country; and

Whereas, speaking before a joint session of the South Carolina General Assembly is an honor reserved for leaders of national prominence. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly invite National Commander of the American Legion, the Honorable Jimmie Foster, to address the General Assembly in joint session in the Chamber of the South Carolina House of Representatives at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable Jimmie Foster.