HomeMy WebLinkAbout2575RESOLUTION NO.2575
WHEREAS, the Battleship USS Missouri, (BB63) is the solitary
identifiable symbol of the end of World War II, for the multitudes
of servicemen and women, who served during that period and the
millions of home front defense workers; and
WHEREAS, this intrinsic historical vessel is presently moored on
the mainland of the contiguous state of the union, where the
majority of veterans and home front defense workers and their
descendants reside, affording them the opportunity to visit and to
perpetuate the significance of the events conducted aboard this
vessel, ending the most important event of the 20th century; and
WHEREAS, more citizens of this country will be able to view this
national treasure, especially the youth, the future leaders of this
republic of the immense purchase price of freedom for all mankind,
that it may long endure if moored on the mainland; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri on the Mainland Committee (MOM) has been duly
organized and proposes that the Battleship USS Missouri (BB63) be
moored at a suitable location on the mainland to provide
accessibility for the majority of the American public to savor a
taste of Freedom and their heritage.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we support the action and
proposal of Missouri on the Mainland (MOM) Committee to permanently
moore the Missouri on the mainland.
Signed this 18th day of December, 1996.
Lynn Horton, Mayor John E. Law, Councilman