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Senate
Resolution 1209
By:
Senator Goggans of the 7th
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the achievements and sacrifice made by Private James Boggan; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Private James Boggan was born on December 22, 1925, in Ambrose, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
the Purple Heart was first established by George Washington during the
Revolutionary War and later revived by the War Department in February of 1932;
and
WHEREAS,
the Purple Heart is awarded to persons who, while serving in any capacity with
the United States Armed Services, have been wounded or killed or who have died
or may thereafter die after being wounded; and
WHEREAS,
Private James Boggan of Ambrose, Georgia, received wounds in Luxembourg during
World War II while serving in the United States Army that resulted in his death
on March 16, 1945, and was awarded the Purple Heart on June 11, 1945;
and
WHEREAS,
Private Boggan left behind him in Ambrose, Georgia, his parents, the late Cecil
D. Boggan and Mary Grantham Boggan, as well as six brothers and sisters;
and
WHEREAS,
Private Boggan is an example of a generation of young soldiers who gave their
lives during World War II in the fight for democracy and freedom.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
remembering and honoring the achievements and sacrifice made by Private James
Boggan.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of Private James
Boggan.