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Senate unanimously urges state funeral for last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient
Summary
The Utah Senate passed a concurrent resolution asking the U.S. president to designate a state funeral for the final surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient; the body suspended rules to advance the measure under a time‑certain calendar and passed it unanimously (29‑0).
Under a time‑certain calendar, Senator Henderson presented first substitute House Concurrent Resolution 15 to urge the President of the United States to designate a state funeral for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
Senator Henderson described the measure as an occasion to honor more than 16 million Americans who served in World War II and recalled the singular status of Medal of Honor recipients. "This resolution calls on the president of the United States to designate a state funeral for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient," Henderson said as he introduced the resolution and a guest, Randy Edwards, the state chairman for the World War II veteran funeral salute.
The Senate suspended the rules to take the resolution up immediately and voted to pass the resolution by voice and roll call; the clerk announced 29 yea, 0 nay, 0 absent, and the resolution was ordered returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
Senators who spoke in favor offered personal recollections and family remembrances of World War II veterans during the recorded vote; the vote was unanimous and procedural steps were completed for transmittal.
