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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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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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