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HR 679 - Wings Over Dixie Airshow; commend

Cox, Kathy (105th)	Westmoreland, Lynn A (104th)

Status Summary	HC:		SC:		FR:	03/23/99	LA:	03/23/99	H - Passed/Adopted

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A RESOLUTION commending the Wings Over Dixie Airshow produced by the Dixie Wing of the Confederate Air Force; and for other purposes.

HR 679                                             LC 18 9686 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Commending the Wings Over Dixie Airshow produced by the 
  1- 2  Dixie Wing of the Confederate Air Force; and for other 
  1- 3  purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, the Wings Over Dixie Airshow is scheduled for 
  1- 5  September 11 and 12, 1999, at Falcon Field in Peachtree 
  1- 6  City, Georgia; and 
 
  1- 7  WHEREAS, the primary purpose of the event is to raise funds 
  1- 8  for the restoration and preservation of historic World War 
  1- 9  II aircraft maintained by the nonprofit Dixie Wing of the 
  1-10  Confederate Air Force, and the operation of the nonprofit 
  1-11  Fayette Youth Protection Home for abused children; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, the Wings Over Dixie Airshow will reflect credit 
  1-13  upon the community of Peachtree City, Georgia, and the 
  1-14  spirit of airshow sponsors, performers and volunteer 
  1-15  workers; and 
 
  1-16  WHEREAS, the airshow will feature pilots and planes of the 
  1-17  Dixie Wing of the Confederate Air Force, Georgia Air 
  1-18  National Guard and Reserve units,  and civilian aerobatic 
  1-19  performers from metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, and its 
  1-20  surrounds. 
 
  1-21  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  1-22  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend 
  1-23  members of the Dixie Wing of the Confederate Air Force for 
  1-24  their initiative, civic spirit, and organizational skills in 
  1-25  producing the Wings Over Dixie Airshow for the entertainment 
  1-26  and educational benefit of Georgia citizens. 
 
  1-27  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  1-28  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  1-29  appropriate copy of this resolution to Colonel Thomas B. 
  1-30  Barnes, Wing Leader of the Dixie Wing, Confederate Air 
  1-31  Force. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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