Agenda Item 2AAGENDA ITEM # 2A
MARCH 11 , 2013
City of Atlantic Beach, Florida Proclaims April 17, 2013 as
Military Family and Community Covenant Day
WHEREAS, for more
than 230 years, individuals from
all
walks of
life have taken up arms and
sworn an oath to support and
defend the principles upon which
our
country was founded; and
WHEREAS, whether serving at home or abroad, Florida's active duty reserve and National Guard
military and civil servants, protect our homeland, respond to national disasters, assist humanitarian
emergencies and protect against all threats foreign and domestic; and
WHEREAS, created in 2008, the United States Army Community Covenant Program was designed
to foster and sustain effective state and community partnerships with all of the armed services, improving
the quality of life for service men and women and their families; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has conducted a state -wide community covenant signing
ceremony; and
WHEREAS, community support is essential to the readiness of the military and contributes to
strengthening the resilience of U.S. military personnel; and
WHEREAS, Americans recognize that military personnel and their families make considerable
sacrifices as they defend the Nation, as multiple long deployments, frequent moves, and visible /invisible
wounds of war are a few of the unique stresses military families face; and
WHEREAS, today, Floridians support service members, veterans, and their families by stepping
forward to help mitigate stresses associated with military life while also striving to inspire their fellow
Americans to continue to recognize and support military and veteran families in their communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Atlantic Beach hereby proclaims April
17, 2013 as
MILITARY FAMILYAND COMMUNITY COVENANT DAY
and hereby express their unwavering support and admiration to all current and former military personnel
for their true and faithful service and further recognize the tremendous sacrifices of their families.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Atlantic Beach, through the Florida Military
Family and Community Covenant and Operation Strong Families, accepts the call to action to support and
honor all service members, veterans and their families, past and present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Official Seal of the City of Atlantic
Beach to be affixed this 11'x' day of
March, 2013,
Mike Borno, MAYOR