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                                                                  ACR 127
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          Date of Hearing:   May 8, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                   ACR 127 (Bonta) - As Introduced:  April 1, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   Bataan Death March Veterans Commemoration Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares April 9, 2014, and every April 9 thereafter,  
          as Bataan Death March Veterans Commemoration Day.  Specifically,  
           this resolution  makes the following legislative findings:

          1)On April 9, 1942, during World War II, the Japanese Army  
            forced 78,000 Filipino and American soldiers to march 82 miles  
            from Bataan to Camp O'Donnell; and, during this march these  
            soldiers endured brutal conditions and suffered heinous war  
            crimes resulting in the death of 10,000 soldiers.

          2)The Bataan Death March was the greatest loss of American and  
            Filipino prisoners of war during World War II; and  
            Californians owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers who gave  
            up their freedom and perished in service of their countries to  
            preserve our freedoms and our lives.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800