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          Date of Hearing:   June 24, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     SCR 40 (Hueso) - As Introduced:  May 6, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :   35-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Korean War Armistice Day.

          SUMMARY  :   Proclaims July 27, 2013, as Korean War Armistice Day  
          and urges Californians to observe the anniversary and call upon  
          them to honor and give thanks to Korean War veterans. It would  
          also urge Governor Jerry Brown to proclaim July 27, 2013, as  
          Korean War Armistice Day and instruct all state departments,  
          agencies, interest groups, organizations and individuals to fly  
          the United States flag at half-mast on July 27, 2013, in memory  
          of veterans from California who died as a result of their  
          service in Korea.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the  
          following legislative findings:

          1)The peoples of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the State of  
            California have maintained close ties since September 9, 1945.

          2)On June 25, 1950, the ROK was attacked by the armed forces of  
            the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

          3)On June 30, 1950, President Harry S. Truman authorized  
            elements of the United States Army's 24th Division stationed  
            in Japan to intervene in the invasion of the ROK, a move that  
            resulted in the near destruction of Task Force Smith, a  
            reinforced infantry battalion comprised of fewer than 500  
            personnel. 

          4)On June 29, Seoul, the capitol of the ROK, fell for the first  
            time, with those ROK forces north of the Han River being  
            captured or killed.

          5)On July 27, 2013, a ceasefire between the United Nations and  
            the DPRK took effect, although over 53,000 ROK and United  
            Nation troops, including more than 8,000 Americans, remain  
            missing in action.

          6)Korean War Armistice Day acknowledges the role of California  
            Army and Air National Guard as they continue in the active  








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            defense of the ROK by participating in military exercises,  
            which ensure tactical and logistical interoperability between  
            the respective Armed Forces of the United States and the ROK  
            in the event that major combat operations or other emergencies  
            occur in the future.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None


           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800