GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1294*

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Sponsors: Representatives Anderson, Wainwright, Lilley, Grady, Ethridge, Smith, Kerr, and Russell.

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Referred to:  Rules, Appointments and Calendar.

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May 20, 1991

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING COLONEL DAVID W. EBERLY, MAJOR THOMAS EDWARD GRIFFITH, JR., MAJOR JOSEPH J. SMALL, III, AND CAPTAIN RUSSELL A. C. SANBORN, FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM.
Whereas, the United States and other allied forces mobilized their armed forces in response to the invasion of Kuwait in Operation Desert Shield during August 1990; and
Whereas, after economic and other peaceful attempts to end the aggression by the Iraqis in the Middle East failed, the United States and the other allied forces began Operation Desert Storm on January 16, 1991; and
Whereas, through the gallant efforts of the ground forces and especially the pilots of the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, the Iraqi military was so vanquished that when ground operations were commenced, the war was won in 100 hours; and
Whereas, during war, through enemy action and otherwise, some brave warriors became prisoners of the enemy and had to suffer harsh treatment and privations not demanded of many others;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
Section 1.  The General Assembly wishes to honor Colonel David W. Eberly and Major Thomas Edward Griffith, Jr. of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, Major Joseph J. Small, III of Marine Corps Air Station at New River, and Captain Russell A. C. Sanborn of the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, for surviving their ordeals as prisoners of war and returning safely to a grateful State, and further honors all of the fighting men and women from North Carolina who bravely and faithfully performed their duties in support of worldwide freedom in Operation Desert Storm.
Sec. 2.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the individuals named in Section 1 of this resolution and to the commanding officers of the North Carolina military bases from which men and women were deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm.
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.