5077288 ACR 20-226, "September 16th Navy Yard Shooting Victim and First Responders Remembrance and Recognition Resolution of 2014"
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-226
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 14, 2014
To honor and remember those individuals who lost their lives in the mass shooting in the Washington Navy Yard on September 16, 2013, and to honor the first responders from numerous municipal and federal agencies who selflessly put themselves in harm’s way to save lives and bring this tragic event to an end.
WHEREAS, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Washington Navy Yard
shooting, the Council of the District of Columbia honors the memory of the 12 individuals
whose lives were lost that day;
WHEREAS, an exceptionally courageous force of first responders, including police,
paramedics, rescue workers, and firefighters from numerous municipal and federal agencies,
risked their lives that day to save the lives of others and end the killing; and
WHEREAS, it is fully right and just to honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting in the Washington Navy Yard a year ago, and it is equally compelling to
observe and pay our respects to the first responders of this city, including those from all
agencies that responded, and their relentless bravery and selflessness in the face of trying
circumstances.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia calls on all citizens to pause in their
daily tasks on September 16th each and every year to remember the events of September 16,
2013, and honor the memory of those who perished as they went about their work in the
Washington Navy Yard on that fateful day.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “September 16th Navy Yard Shooting Victim and First Responders Remembrance and Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
