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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

Council Report

January 5, 2015

To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City CouncilDouglas J. Schmitz, City Administrator

From: Lori Frontella, Interim City Clerk

John F. Gay Jr., Military Order of the Purple HeartSubject: A Resolut ion of the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-

Sea adopting a Special Resolution Proclaiming Carmel-by-the-Sea a Purple Heart City

RECOMMENDATION(S):

By motion to the Consent Calendar, adopt the Resolution Proclaiming Carmel-by-the-Sea as a Purple Heart City.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Intent of the Resolution is to honor those veterans who have made a sacrifice in the

Armed Forces, with some giving their lives while serving.

Many citizens in the county and in our City have earned the Purple Heart Medal for being

wounded in combat. Some have been killed in action all over the world and the latestwas CW2 Balli of Salinas who was killed in action in Afghanistan.

The signage is to honor those that have given their all as well as those that have been



The signage is to honor those that have given their all as well as those that have been

ANALYSIS DISCUSSION: (including why Counc il is cons idering the item and just ification forrecommendation )

FISCAL IMPACT: None

Budgeted (yes/no) Funding Source( general fund, grant,state)

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION DECISION HISTORY :

ATTACHMENTS:1 . Resolution2 Attachment 1 - Stats sheet Purple Heart Fact Sheet3 . Attachment Purple Heart City Sign

Date: 3 ZJC:. Y



RESOLUTION 2015-__

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ADOPTING A SPECIAL RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA A

PURPLE HEART CITY.

WHEREAS, General George Washington, on August 7, 1782, by General Order,established the Badge of Military Merit , an award for exemplary service in thecontinental Army during War of Independence; and

WHEREAS, the badge of Military Merit was the first military award of the

independent colonies and the first award in western civilization designated specificallyfor the common soldier; and

WHEREAS in 1932, with the assistance of General Douglas MacArthur, theBadge of Military Merit was revived and redesigned as the Purple Heart , a valor awardfor United States Army personnel; and

WHEREAS in 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, by Executive Order 9277,

retroactive to December 6, 1941, expanded the awarding of the Purple Heart tomembers of all branches of the armed forces of the United States and established auniform application of standards for the award in the Army and Navy; and

WHEREAS, President Harry S. Truman, in Executive Order 10409 of November 1952,retroactively extended Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard eligibility for the PurpleHeart to April 5, 1917, to cover World War I; and

WHEREAS, President John F. Kennedy, on April 25, 1962, in Executive Order 11016extended eligibility as well to any civilian national of the United States, who whileserving under competent authority in any capacity with an armed force has beenwounded



PURPLE HE RT MED L

How many have received the Purple Heart Medal?

WWI: 32 5181

WWII: 1,076,245

KOREAN : 118,650

VIETNAM 351 ,794

PERSIAN GOLF: 615

AFGHANISTAN: 12,534

IRAQ: 35,411

NEW DAWN: 351

War on Terrorism: 48,729 Sub -Total

Total Estimate: 1.916,088



Purple Heart act Sheet

Purple Heart Counties 10 as of 6/14/2014:

Kern County San Bernardino County

Riverside County Monterey County

Shasta County San Diego County

Orange County Ventura County

Colusa County Solano County

Monterey County has 12 incorporated cities:

CITY D TE APPROVED/DISAPPROVED D TE OF PRESENT TION AND WHERE

Carmel Approval Pending 4:30pm 6 May 2014 Program Presentation

Completed 5:30pm 3 June 2014 City Council Chambers

Completed 6:00pm 16 June 2014City Council Chambers

Completed 6:00pm 13 May 2014 City Council Chambers

Completed 6:00pm 22 Apri l 2014 City Council Chambers

Completed 6 :00pm 1 April 2014 City Council Chambers





Agenda Item: 7.D

City Council Meeting of January 5, 2015Page 104

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