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A RESOLUTION WELCOMING
THE USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL AND HER CREW
TO THE PORT OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
WHEREAS, Indiana Code grants legislative authority within the City of Jeffersonville to this Common
Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville and its members maintain the utmost respect for
those who have served these United States of America; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville and its members appreciate the willful
preservation of history.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville welcomes the USS LST Ship
Memorial and her crew to the City of Jeffersonville; thanks those who served on the former LST 325 when it
was in the service of the United States Navy; thanks Captain Robert Jornlin and the ship's crew for the work
they have done to preserve this unique piece of our nation's history; and joins Mayor Tom Galligan in
proclaiming August 2009 as USS LST Ship Memorial Month in the City of Jeffersonville.
Passed and adopted by the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana on this 17~'
day of August, 2009.
ATTEST:
Peggy Wi er, Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville on this «' day of August,
2009.
Peggy Wil ,Clerk Treasurer
Approved and signed by me on this ~ day of August, 2009.
Thomas R. Galligan, Ma o
Connie Sellers, President, Common Council