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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

     Introduced By: Representatives Azzinaro, Fellela, Tobon, Messier, and McLaughlin

     Date Introduced: March 31, 2017

     Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 25-2 of the General Laws entitled "Days of Special Observance" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     25-2-58. "The Rhode Island Nine Beirut Marines" Veterans' Day.

     The twenty-third day of October in each and every year shall be set aside as a day

dedicated to the memory of the "Rhode Island Nine Beirut Marines" who lost their lives in the

1983 terrorist bombing attack on a marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed two hundred

forty-one (241) American service personnel. The day shall be observed by the people of this state

with appropriate exercises in public places and the governor may issue an annual proclamation

honoring the memory of the nine marines from Rhode Island who made the ultimate sacrifice.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE

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     This act would designate October 23 of each year as a day to commemorate the nine

Rhode Island marines killed in the 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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