RECOGNITION AND
SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN WAR
MOTHERS ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the American War Mothers is a patriotic
organization formally established in 1918 and originally composed of mothers
whose sons and daughters served in the United States Armed Forces between April
6, 1917 to November 11, 1918; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress chartered the
American War Mothers as a national organization in February 1925, and later
expanded its membership to mothers whose sons and daughters had served in wars
in which the U.S. was engaged after World War I, including World War II, the
Korean Conflict, and any subsequent wars or conflicts involving the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the organization are to “keep
alive and develop the spirit that prompted world service, to maintain the ties
of fellowship born of that service, and to assist and further any patriotic
work; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and
nation; to work for the welfare of the Armed Forces of the United States; to
assist in any way in their power men and women who served and were wounded or
incapacitated in World Wars or Conflicts of the United States; to foster and
promote friendship and understanding between American and the Allies;” and
WHEREAS, the American War Mothers is a
non-political, non-sectarian, non-partisan, and non-profit organization limited
to women who are citizens of the United States, whose sons and daughters served
in the Armed Forces of the U.S. or its Allies in World War I, World War II, and
Korean and Vietnam Conflicts, or any subsequent wars or conflicts, and were
honorably discharged,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
the U.S. Conference of Mayors expresses its support for the organization
entitled American War Mothers for the sacrifice of mothers whose children have
defended their country in time of war and conflict and for the goals of the
organization, which promote patriotism, commitment to the community and nation,
support of the Armed Forces of the United States, and the promotion of
friendship and understanding in the world.
©2004 U.S. Conference of Mayors 