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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3131 RESOLUTION NO. 3131 A RESOI.UTION of the Crty Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, hononng and supportmg the USS Bremerton and its crew WHEREAS, the USS Bremerton (SSN-698), known by rts crew as the Bad Frsh, is the second ship of the Umted States Navy to be named for Bremerton, Washmgton, and r WHEREAS, the IISS Bremerton was launched on July 22, 1978 sponsored by Mrs Henry M Jackson, and commissioned on March 28, 1981, and WHEREAS, m September 2003, after a successful Western Pacific deployment, the IISS Bremerton changed its homeport to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and WHEREAS, the IISS Bremerton became the oldest commissioned submanne in the US fleet following the decommissionmg of the USS Los Angeles (SSN- 688) on January 23, 2010, and WHEREAS, the USS Bremerton has, among other acluevements, earned two navy Umt Commendations, a Coast Guard Umt Crtation, three Mentounous Unrt Commendations, three Battle Efficiency "E"s, Two Navy Expeditionary Medals and an Armed Forces Expedrtionary Medal, and WHEREAS, the Crty of Bremerton desires to honor the career of the IISS Bremerton and its crew, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 Confirmatton The Crty Council hereby expresses rts support and gratitude to the USS Bremerton and rts crew for their dedication and outstanding acluevements wlule servmg wrth the Umted States Navy SECTION2 Severabrlrtv If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or mvalid, such decision shall not affect the validrty of the remairung portion of this Resolution and the same shall remam m full force and effect SECTION 3. Effective Date This Resoluhon shall take effect and be m force immediately upon rts passage 1 USS Bremerton ASSED b the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Waslungton tlus ��}5� day of , 2011 �' C�C/ 1 WILL MAUPIN, Co cil P ent APPROVED AS TO FORM ATT T / ' R GER A LUBOVICH, Ci CAROL E, Crty lerk R �[,egalU,egal�ResolutionsU.egal\USS Bremerton doc 2 USS Bremerton