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Motion Expressing the Sense of Council of Allegheny County supporting our Country's leadership and troops during this difficult time and applauding the efforts of State Senator Jane Clare Orie in the launch of the “Reach Out and Touch a Hero” program.
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WHEREAS, our Country's leadership is faced with many difficult decisions as they face threats from abroad and seek to protect our Country and citizens; and
WHEREAS, members of our Armed Forces are being sent far from home to safeguard our freedoms and protect our homeland; and
WHEREAS, State Senator Jane Clare Orie has launched a program, “Reach Out and Touch a Hero,” enabling students in Southwestern Pennsylvania to show their support for active members of the Armed Forces by sending correspondence to service men and women stationed around the world; and
WHEREAS, such efforts are invaluable in the encouragement and support of our service men and women and recognize the tremendous sacrifices that they make to ensure our freedom;
Now Therefore, it is Moved, and it is the Sense of the Council of Allegheny County, that this Council does hereby support our Country's leadership and troops during this difficult time and applauds the efforts of State Senator Jane Clare Orie in the launch of the “Reach Out and Touch a Hero” program.