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1 <br /> ' 1792 <br /> r <br /> . a <br /> MEMORIAL DAY 2017 PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, across this great country, America will join on May 29, 2017 to honor her <br /> fallen heroes of the Armed Forces; and <br /> WHEREAS, Memorial Day was first proclaimed a national holiday in 1868 to pay homage <br /> to those who answered the call to defend the principles on which our nation was founded; and <br /> WHEREAS, throughout the course of generations, both at home and on foreign soil, men <br /> and women in uniform have sacrificed for the promise of freedom, the preservation of our <br /> values and the ideals of democracy; and <br /> WHEREAS, men and women in uniform have paid for our Liberty with their lives, we <br /> hold in remembrance their selflessness with deepest honor and respect and are indebted to <br /> their memories for the valiant and honorable path of service they followed; and <br /> WHERAS, we share in the sorrow with and express our support to the families who also <br /> sacrificed greatly for their fellow citizens as they gave up their sons and daughters to serve our <br /> country and to search for a day when peace will abound. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in recognition of the men and women in <br /> uniform who have made the supreme sacrifice and further urge all citizens to pause for a <br /> moment of silence at noon on May 29, 2017 to honor and to reflect on the memory of our <br /> fallen heroes of the Armed Forces. <br /> Adopted this the 15th day of May, 2017. <br /> Stephen M. Morris, Chairman <br /> Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> Megan Smit, Clerk to the Board <br /> Attachment number 1 \n <br /> C-5 Page 49 <br />