Amended in Assembly April 25, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

House Resolution No. 14

Introduced by Assembly Member Melendez

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chávez, Gorell, Grove, begin delete and Lowenthal end delete begin insert Lowenthal, Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom, Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gray, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Stone, Ting, Torres, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada end insert )

April 4, 2013

House Resolution No. 14—Relative to the Month of the Military Child.

WHEREAS, In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
established the Defense Department’s Month of the Military Child;
and

WHEREAS, Every April, United States military services and
communities around the world recognize military children for their
daily sacrifices and the challenges they must overcome; and

WHEREAS, Military children often have to adapt their lives to
the requirements of their parent’s military obligations; and

WHEREAS, These children shoulder responsibilities beyond
their years and burdens outside of their control, such as repeatedly
moving and changing schools, long-term family member
separations, and even the loss of a parent; and

WHEREAS, Many military children have known only war since
September 11, 2001; and

WHEREAS, California is home to more than 158,000 military
children whose parents serve in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves; and

WHEREAS, California will further its commitment to the brave
men and women who serve their country and state by recognizing
these children and young American heroes and pledging its
gratitude for their sacrifices; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly hereby proclaims the month of April 2013 as the Month
of the Military Child in California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Assembly urges all Californians, local and
state leaders, private organizations, and businesses to observe the
month by showing appreciation to the children and youth of
military families for standing by their parents and loved ones who
are serving as members of the Armed Forces of the Unites States;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States, to the Governor
of California, to the Adjutant General of the California National
Guard, to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to
the Secretaries of the Armed Forces of the United States, and to
the author for appropriate distribution.