PRO 2019-25 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2019-25
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, SUPPORTING NOVEMBER 11, 2019 AS
VETERANS DAY IN TROPHY CLUB; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, it has long been our custom to commemorate November 11 , the
anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic
struggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace; and
WHEREAS, in the intervening years the United States has been involved in
many other great military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans living and
dead to the honor rolls of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club is proud that nearly eight percent of our
residents served in the United States military, from World War II to the present day
Global War on Terror; and
WHEREAS, veterans continue to serve our community through leadership
positions on Town Council, in the Town staff, are employed by organizations serving
veterans including the Veterans Administration healthcare system and volunteer with
the Metroport Veterans Association and the Trophy Club Women's Club; and
WHEREAS, the Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1928 (44
Stat. 1962), calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate ceremonies,
and later provided in an act approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351), that the eleventh of
November should be a legal holiday and should be known as Armistice Day; and
WHEREAS, in order to expand the significance of that commemoration and in
order that a grateful nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its
wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nation, the Congress,
by an act approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 168), changed the name of the holiday to
Veterans Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM:
NOVEMBER 11, 2019 AS VETERANS DAY
Section 1. On this day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who
fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our
heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting and
enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas, this 12th day of November 2019.
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Holly Fimb es, Town Secreta • �, C< C. Nick Sanders, Mayor
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