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Recognizing the Georgia Army and Air National Guard, the State Defense Force, and the Adjutant General and declaring January 30, 2001, as National Guard Day in Georgia; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, 12,000 dedicated men and women serve in the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and the State Defense Force under the command of the very able and distinguished Adjutant General David Poythress whose state service is well known and respected; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of the Army selected Georgia's 48th Infantry Brigade for the important NATO peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina in acknowledgment of the unit's combat capability and the overall readiness of the 1,200 members assigned; and

WHEREAS, both Air National Guard flying units successfully completed their first Air Expeditionary Force rotation that placed airmen and aircraft on alert to respond to crises; and

WHEREAS, at home the National Guard maintains its highly trained Civil Response Team and continues its war on drugs through its Counterdrug Task Force; and its Youth Challenge Academy, with campuses at Fort Stewart and Fort Gordon, plays a key role assisting more than 2,500 at-risk Georgia teens restructure their lives; and

WHEREAS, the Georgia Army and Air National Guard truly embodies in its action the values of its creed: Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in all we do.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body salutes the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and Adjutant General David Poythress and declares January 30, 2001, as National Guard Day in Georgia in honor and tribute to them.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Adjutant General David Poythress.