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112 1 (2021)

handle is hein.ssl/sstn0277 and id is 1 raw text is: *tacte of Tnncmtie HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 By Representatives Cepicky, Curcio and Senator Hensley A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Gail Gilliam for her exemplary service to the American Legion Auxiliary and this state. WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should specially recognize those estimable public servants who have dedicated themselves to improving the quality of life for their fellow citizens; and WHEREAS, Gail Gilliam is one such person who evinces the greatest integrity and probity in all her chosen endeavors; and WHEREAS, through her abiding commitment to honor our nation's veterans and pass on respect for our country and our nation's flag, Ms. Gilliam has distinguished herself as a public- spirited citizen of the highest order and as an exceptional asset to her community and this State; and WHEREAS, Gail Gilliam has served the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), Unit 19 in Columbia with the utmost integrity and honor in several positions, including serving for four years as secretary, one year as chaplain, two years as vice president, and one year as president; she also served a two-year term as the Americanism Chairman for the Tennessee Department of the ALA; and WHEREAS, as the ALA's Americanism Chairman for Unit 19, Ms. Gilliam organized a host of Americanism activities during her nearly five-year tenure, including initiating the annual 9-11 Freedom Walk in Columbia; planning annual flag burning ceremonies held every Flag Day at Post 19; distributing flags for veterans' graves in a number of Maury County cemeteries; distributing outdoor and classroom flags to all Maury County schools and replacing them as needed; conducting flag history and flag etiquette programs for individual elementary classrooms and judging Americanism essays from 3rd to 12th grades in the Maury County School System; and presenting Americanism medals and certificates to a senior girl in each Maury County high school; and WHEREAS, in addition, Gail Gilliam initiated and maintained a Blue Star Banner program and distributed Blue Star Banners and certificates to relatives of active duty service members, and she started a program to present an ROTC medal and certificate to a senior female cadet in the Central High School NJROTC and the Spring Hill High School ROTC; and WHEREAS, her exemplary service to the ALA and her untiring commitment to serving the needs of her community have manifested in every position she has held in the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 19, of which her service also includes tenures as legislation chairman, education chairman, and community service chairman; and WHEREAS, Ms. Gilliam has devoted countless hours to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program, guiding young women through the complexities of the delegate selection process; and WHEREAS, ALA members such as Gail Gilliam provide an invaluable service to veterans and active duty military members and their families, helping to influence considerable social change in America, securing countless benefits for veterans, helping military families through transition, and producing many important programs for our nation's youth; and

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