LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Albany-Saratoga Base of the United
States Submarine Veterans upon the occasion of dedicating a Memorial to
the New York State Submariners who lost their lives while serving their
country in the Submarine Service

WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces, who served so faith-
fully and courageously in wars in which our Nation's freedom was at
stake, as well as in the preservation of peace during peacetime, deserve
the highest commendation of this Legislative Body; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Albany-Saratoga Base of the United States Submarine Veterans,
through the organization it created known as the Albany-Saratoga Sub
Vets Memorial Foundation, Inc., upon the occasion of dedicating a Memo-
rial to the New York State Submariners who lost their lives while serv-
ing their country in the Submarine Service; and
WHEREAS, The Memorial will be located in the Veterans Memorial Park in
Ballston Spa, New York; this will be the first Submariners Memorial in
the Nation, dedicated to the men who were lost and not the submarine;
and
WHEREAS, All other submarine memorials are dedicated to submarines
assigned to the states and only list the names of the men who lost their
lives while serving on those submarines; and
WHEREAS, The Memorial will list the 439 names of the New York State
Submariners who went on Eternal Patrol between 1900 and the present; and
WHEREAS, This memorial will be surrounded by 6-8 feet of paving stones
that will list the 65 lost boats and will have memorial stones for any
New York State Submariner who has served his country; and
WHEREAS, The Memorial will also have a 200 foot walkway between Low
Street and Route 50 which will be known as the Veteran's Memorial Walk-
way, which will have paving stones to memorialize the men and women from
all Branches of the Military as well as the Merchant Marines; and
WHEREAS, The final piece of the Memorial will be a 25-foot scale model
of the USS Albany SSN 753 that will be on pedestals parallel to the
Memorial and the Walkway; and
WHEREAS, The dedication and sacrifices of our military personnel
ensure our continued role as a Nation which embodies the ideals of
democracy, and is a defender of liberty for peoples throughout the
world; and
WHEREAS, The banner of freedom will always wave over our beloved New
York and all of America, the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave;
and
WHEREAS, The freedoms and security we cherish as Americans come at a
very high price for those serving in the military in times of conflict;
it is fitting and proper that we who are the beneficiaries of those who
risk their lives, must never forget the courage with which these men
served their country; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is very pleased to have this opportu-
nity to express its gratitude to the men who served in the Submarine
Service for their tremendous sacrifices made for our Nation and for the
benefit of all Americans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Albany-Saratoga Base of the United States Submarine Veterans
upon the occasion of dedicating a Memorial to the New York State Submar-
iners who lost their lives while serving their country in the Submarine
Service; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Albany-Saratoga Base of the United States Submarine
Veterans.