HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1610 FILED ON: 2/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3423
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to establish a Medal of Recognition to Korean War Veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/20/2011 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/4/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1610 FILED ON: 2/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3423
By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3423) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr. and Carolyn C. Dykema for legislation to establish a Medal of Recognition for Korean War veterans. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act to establish a Medal of Recognition to Korean War Veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The definition of “Korean veteran” in section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “2003” the following words:- and any veteran who has performed such wartime service shall be awarded a Medal of Recognition, in recognition of the Sixtieth anniversary of the Korean Emergency.