Recognizes May 17, 2025, as Armed Forces Day in Delaware.
Delaware HCR53 recognizes May 17, 2025, as Armed Forces Day, honoring the U.S. military. The resolution commemorates the creation of Armed Forces Day by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson in 1949 and its first celebration in 1950. It notes President John F. Kennedy's declaration of Armed Forces Day as a national holiday in 1961, celebrated on the third Saturday in May. The resolution aims to honor military personnel for their service and sacrifices.
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