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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SCR 40 (Hueso)
          As Amended  June 25, 2013
          Majority vote 

           SENATE VOTE  :35-0  
           
           RULES               10-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Skinner, Wilk, Bigelow,   |
          |     |Brown, Donnelly,          |
          |     |Gonzalez, Hagman,         |
          |     |V. Manuel P�rez, Quirk,   |
          |     |Weber                     |
          |     |                          |
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           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
          also urges 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.








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          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 the  
            California Army and Air National Guard as they continue in the  
            active 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


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)  
          319-2800FN: 0001366