| Chapter 396 |
| 2017 -- S 1000 Enacted 10/05/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE |
| Introduced By: Senators Seveney, Felag, DiPalma, Raptakis, and Lynch Prata |
| Date Introduced: June 29, 2017 |
| 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" Observance 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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