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CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville,Washington
RESOLUTION NO./11 "
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE SUPPORTING THE CAMPAIGN TO
KEEP THE USS MISSOURI IN KITSAP COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the USS Missouri is an historic maritime battleship having hosted the site
of the surrender by the Japanese to the Allied Forces,September 2, 1945; and
WHEREAS, the USS Missouri has become an integral part of Bremerton and other
communities throughout Puget Sound during its many years moored in the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard; and
WHEREAS,thousands of citizens from around Western Washington either served
aboard the USS Missouri or worked aboard the ship during maintenance and repair, in both
wartime and peacetime; and
WHEREAS, the USS Missouri has become a major Western Washington tourist
attraction, and stands as a proud symbol of Washington State's role in the world-wide
peacekeeping efforts; and
WHEREAS, the USS Missouri has now been put on the inactive roles by the
Department of Defense with the ultimate goal of relocating the ship from the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard to a community that will embrace its national historic value for its transformation into
an historic museum; and
WHEREAS, the USS Missouri serves as a strong economic and cultural anchor to the
economy of Puget Sound; and
WHEREAS, the Marysville City Council is an ardent advocate of efforts that enrich naval
heritage of Washington State and that of our nation and sense of cohesion, which is embodied
by the USS Missouri;
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON,in passing this resolution, supports the campaign to keep the
USS Missouri in Bremerton.
§:f PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this"N«'1 '1996.
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