BILL NUMBER: ACR 36	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gray

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   Relative to the Honor and Remember Flag.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 36, as introduced, Gray. The Honor and Remember Flag.
   This measure would designate the Honor and Remember Flag as the
state's emblem of service, and encourage the display of that flag at
all state military memorials, state veteran cemeteries, and certain
other public displays.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, Since the Revolutionary War, more than one million
members of the United States Armed Forces have paid the ultimate
price by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty; and
   WHEREAS, The contribution of those fallen members of the United
States Armed Forces are deserving of national recognition; and
   WHEREAS, There is no officially recognized symbol that
specifically acknowledges members of the United States Armed Forces
who have died in the line of duty; and
   WHEREAS, House Resolution No. 1034 of the 111th Congress
designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and
Remember, Inc., to officially recognize and honor fallen members of
the United States Armed Forces; and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's red field represents the
blood shed by brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for
freedom; and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's blue star is a symbol of
active service in military conflict that dates back to World War I;
and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's white border recognizes the
purity of sacrifice; and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's gold star signifies the
ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not
returning home and reflects the value of the life given; and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's folded flag element
highlights this nation's final tribute to a fallen serviceperson and
a family's sacrifice; and
   WHEREAS, The Honor and Remember Flag's flame symbolizes the
eternal spirit of the departed; and
   WHEREAS, It benefits the State of California to answer calls for a
unifying symbol recognizing this nation's solemn debt to the
estimated 1.6 million fallen servicepersons throughout history and
the families and communities who mourned their loss; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates the Honor and
Remember Flag as the state's emblem of service and sacrifice by the
brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given
their lives in the line of duty; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature encourages the display of the Honor
and Remember Flag at all state military memorials and state veteran
cemeteries, as well as public displays on Armed Forces Day, Memorial
Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, National POW/MIA Recognition Day,
Veterans Day, Gold Star Mother's Day, and whenever there is a state
military casualty; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.