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March 2011

 

Sally,

Well it's done. March 13th is officially K9 Veterans Day in NJ.

Please read the bill. Although many are giving me the credit for getting  it done in NJ I just had to have Joe's name in the bill.

Please feel free to publish the bill on your site.

The NJ State link is :http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/

in the top right hand corner just type in A3462 to see it on the State  Site.I hope Joe is watching. The next step is going to congress.

Regards,

Frank

ASSEMBLY, No. 3462

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman L. GRACE SPENCER

District 29 (Essex and Union)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Moriarty

SYNOPSIS

Designates March 13 each year as “K9 Veterans Day.”

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

As introduced.

A3462 JOHNSON, SPENCER

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AN ACT designating March 1 13 of each year as “K9 Veterans Day.”

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3 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State

4 of New Jersey:

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6 1. March 13 of each year is designated as “K9 Veterans Day” in

7 the State of New Jersey. The Governor is requested to annually

8 issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and the citizens of

9 this State to observe the day with appropriate activities and

10 programs.

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12 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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14

15 STATEMENT

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17 This bill designates March 13 of each year as “K9 Veterans Day”

18 in this State. The Governor is requested to annually issue a

19 proclamation calling upon public officials and the citizens of this

20 State to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.

21 The official K9 Corps was created on March 13, 1942. Joseph J.

22 White, a retired Military Working Dog handler and founder of “K9

23 Veterans Day,” pioneered a nation-wide effort to get the entire

24 country to recognize March 13 as K9 Veterans Day.

25 Thousands of dogs have served with honor, dignity and valor

26 throughout the history of our country’s birth and growth. These

27 dogs have served at many jobs in all of our wars, having been

28 employed by the United States Military from World War I to

29 present conflicts.

30 To this day, dogs continue to serve with honor, dignity and valor

31 on our borders and abroad everyday, on both land and sea. Many

32 State residents actively participate in and engage in K9 training and

33 operational activities to assist the United States Military.

34 Due the current war on terror, such dogs as Customs Dogs,

35 Search and Rescue Dogs, Border Patrol Dogs, Police Dogs, Secret

36 Service Dogs and many more will be included with the Military

37 Working Dogs in this recognition as they also help protect and

38 serve our country.

39 It is well known that K9 dogs are loyal, loving, and devoted, and

40 that they have knowingly placed themselves in harms way, making

41 the ultimate sacrifice by laying down their lives for their partners.

42 It is appropriate to honor these dogs and to recognize their

43 contributions by designating March 13 of each year as “K9

44 Veterans Day.”

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