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WHEREAS, the Fleet Reserve Association is based on the three
cardinal principals of Loyalty, Protection and Service, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Reserve Association, Branch 290, of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, was chartered on May 23, 1963; the Ladies Auxiliary of
Fleet Reserve Branch 290 was chartered on September 23, 1963, and
WHEREAS, Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290 is the only such
association in the United States that boards a Navy ship for the purpose
of casting memorial wreaths on the ocean in observance of Pearl Harbor
Day, and includes Pearl Harbor survivors in this ceremony, and
WHEREAS, Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290 will be celebrating
its twenty-fifth anniversary of hosting Memorial Day Services on Friday,
December 7, 1990, to honor those who died in the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the forty-ninth anniversary of
American's entry into World War II.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission of the City
of Atlantic Beach does hereby express its appreciation for the
patriotic contributions of Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290 and the
service rendered by that organization to this community.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF ATLANTIC BEACH this 26th day
of November, 1990.
William I. Gulliford, Jr. , Mayor
Robert B. Cook, Commissioner
Glenn A. Edwards, Commissioner
Adelaide R. Tucker, Commissioner
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John W. Weldon, Commissioner