RESOLUTION NO. RS2014-1062

A resolution supporting the efforts of the Tennessee General Assembly to honor our fallen heroes and their families by naming State Route 1 “The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway”.

WHEREAS, since the birth of our great nation, hundreds of thousands of brave American men and women have served their country in the United States Armed Forces; and

WHEREAS, many of these courageous men and women have lost their lives defending the most inviolate principles of human freedom and democracy; and

WHEREAS, it is most appropriate that we should honor the families of those brave sons and daughters who have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the blessed freedoms we enjoy today; and

WHEREAS, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., is an organization whose sole mission is to honor their family members who have lost their lives in service to our country since 1928; and

WHEREAS, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County supports the efforts of the Tennessee General Assembly to honor our fallen heroes and their families by naming State Route 1 “The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway” in memory of those who gave their lives so that we might enjoy the many bounties of democracy and the American way of life; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County desires to join the efforts of the General Assembly by expressing its willingness to provide and erect suitable signs designating the portion of State Route 1 that runs through Davidson County as “The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway”.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. The Metropolitan County Council hereby goes on record as supporting the efforts of the Tennessee General Assembly to honor our fallen heroes and their families by naming State Route 1 “The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway”, and in support of that effort the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County hereby expresses its willingness, as funds are available, to provide and erect two (2) appropriate signs on State Route 1, with such signs to be placed where State Route 1 enters Davidson County.

Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Fabian Bedne, Phil Claiborne, Charlie Tygard, Megan Barry, Robert Duvall, Karen Bennett, Bill Pridemore, Doug Pardue

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Rules & Confirmations Committee
Introduced:	April 15, 2014
Adopted:	April 15, 2014
Approved:	April 16, 2014
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