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Vice Chairman Tippin requested the addition of Item 13 B Concerning the Tourist <br />Development Council. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED BY <br />Commissioner Ginn, the Board unanimously made the above <br />changes to the agenda. <br />5. PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 11, 2002 AS <br />VETERANS DAY <br />The Chairman read the following proclamation and presented it to Leland Gibbs & <br />Joseph Marona, Secretary of the Veterans Council. <br />1 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 11, 2002 <br />AS VETERANS DAY <br />WHEREAS, on May 13, 1928, Congress approved an Act designating November 11th as <br />Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I and paying tribute to the heroes of that <br />war; and <br />WHEREAS, on June 1, 1954, Congress approved an Act changing the name of Armistice <br />Day to Veterans Day in order to also pay tribute to the veterans of World War II and veterans of <br />all wars, who have contributed so much to the preservation of our Nation and <br />WHEREAS, over 32,000 veterans of all wars presently reside in Indian River County, <br />which is host to 36 veteran organizations; and <br />WHEREAS, local veterans, individually and collectively as members of veteran <br />organizations, contribute in many ways to the welfare and betterment of the social, cultural and <br />economic life of Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River County Veterans Council consisting of representatives from <br />various City and County veteran organizations annually observe Veterans Day, as well as all <br />patriotic observance days, by holding ceremonies at Memorial Island in Vero Beach. <br />November 5, 2002 <br />2 <br />(74 <br />