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November 7, 2016 (Work Session) Page 2941 <br />BOC - Veterans Day Proclamation <br />Chairman Morris read the proclamation aloud. <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and <br />unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to <br />take action on this item due to time constraints. <br />UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Honeycutt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation. <br />Proclamation No. 2616 -20 <br />Proclamation <br />Veterans Day 2016 <br />WHEREAS, America was founded on the principles of liberty, opportunity <br />and justice for all; and <br />WHEREAS, America has called on her men and women in uniform to protect <br />our national security, to preserve our rights and freedoms and to keep our <br />democracy safe; and <br />WHEREAS, through their steadfast defense of America's ideals, cur service <br />members have ensured our country still stands strong, our founding principles <br />still shine, and nations around the world know the blessings of freedom; and <br />WHEREAS, on Veterans Day November 11, 2016, we recognize the men and women <br />of our Armed Forces who valiantly defended these values throughout our Nation's <br />History; and <br />WHEREAS, we also remember and pay tribute to the American armed forces <br />whose courage and sacrifice secures our freedom and keeps the peace and defends <br />our values around the world; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners do hereby <br />proclaim November 11, 2016 as National Veterans Day and call upon our citizens <br />to always remember and honor our veterans, and those who continue to serve this <br />country so willingly to preserve the principles of justice, freedom and <br />democracy for all. <br />Adopted this the 7th day of November, 2016. <br />/s/ Stephen M. Morris <br />Stephen M. Morris, Chairman <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br />Proclamation - World Pancreatic Cancer Dav 2016 <br />Chairman Morris read the proclamation aloud. <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and <br />unanimously carried, the Board suspended its Rules of Procedure in order to <br />take action on this item due to time constraints. <br />UPON MOTION of Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Mynatt and <br />unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following proclamation. <br />Proclamation No. 2016 -21 <br />World Pancreatic Cancer Day 2016 Proclamation <br />WHEREAS, in 2016, an estimated 53,070 people in the United States will be <br />diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, and 41,780 will <br />die from the disease; and <br />WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer surpassed breast cancer this year to become the third <br />leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and it is projected to <br />become the second leading cause by 2020; and <br />WHEREAS, pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five -year relative <br />survival rate in the single digits at just eight percent; and <br />WHEREAS, when symptoms of pancreatic cancer present themselves, it is generally <br />in later stages, and 71 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die within the <br />first year of their diagnosis; and <br />