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apu1l 24 · apull 30, 2022
whe12eas, woRlb waR II IRREvocaBly tRansroRmEb san lu1s omspo as this community
moB1llZ€b roR WaR; anb
whe12eas camp san luis 0B1spo was a tnammq Bas€ bumnq thE waR roR ninE b1v1s1ons or
mrantRy that pREpanEb OVER 140,000 SOlblERS ron COmBat; anb
Wh€R€as th€ V€t€nans mEmORlal BUllbmq m san lUIS OBISPO honoRS th€ mEmORY or thOS€
who SERVEb m woRlb waR II as wEll as othER conr11cts m which ouR nation has BEEn EnqaqEb;
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amEmcans rRom thEIR homEs anb susmEssEs m slo county to REmotE anb bEsolate
mtERnmEnt camps roR th€ bURat1on or th€ conrl1Ct; anb
whe12Eas m apml 1942, thE 54th coast ant1llERY, a Black nEq1mEnt. anR1vEb m slo with e1qht
155-mm aRt1llERY quns to pRotEct cmt1cal oil tERmmals hERE; anb
whEReas m apml 1942, thousanbs or r111pmo-amEmcans m thE cEntRal coast Enl1steb anb
R€pORt€b roR buty to camp san lUIS OBISpO In numBERS raR €XC€€bmq RECRUltmEnt qoals.
roRmmq tWO rutt REqlmEnts that rouqht BRaVEly thROUqhOUt th€ pac1r1c; anb
whe12eas thE last WEEk m apR1l 2022 1s a mEanmqru1 t1mE to cons1bER a t1mE whEn oun
nation StRUqqlEb to OV€RCOm€ th€ roRCES or authORltaman EnEmlES, anb to rostER a
comm1tmEnt to human R1qhts anb RESpEct roR thE common asp1nat1ons or humanity;
now th€12ero12€ I, €R!Ca a StEWaRt on BEhalr or th€ EntlR€ th€ S.tn LUIS OBISPO City COUnCJL
hEREBY pRocla1ms thE last WEEk or apRll as "woRlb waR II commEmoRat1on WEEk." Jommq with
thE h1st0Ry cEntER or san lu1s os1spo county anb othER musEums thRouqhout thE county to
sponsoR rREE puBl1c EVEnts to honoR thE BRavE amEn1cans or that ERa. mEn anb womEn or au
RacEs anb national 0R1qm. who sacR1r1cEb thE1n pRopERty. thEIR llBERty. anb m many casEs
th€1R llVES to achl€V€ VICtORY In WORlb waR II. kmblmq OUR hop€S €V€n unto this hOUR roR
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