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ORANGE C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 5, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Operation Desert Shield and <br />Operation Desert Storm Resolutions <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Personnel <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Desert Storm /Shield Participant List <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # -' <br />PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Eleanor Green, Ext. 2556 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham -688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill- 967- 9251/968 -4501 <br />PURPOSE: To recognize and show appreciation for Orange County <br />citizens who provided active military service during <br />Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. <br />BACKGROUND: .Several months ago the Board of Commissioners <br />expressed their desire and intent to appropriately <br />recognize individuals who served in active duty during <br />the Persian Gulf Crisis. After extensive research, <br />the Personnel Department has identified the attached <br />list of Orange County citizens who served in Operation <br />Desert Shield /Desert Storm. These are the individuals <br />for whom Personnel has been able to obtain addresses <br />and /or telephone numbers. If additional participants <br />are located in the future, Resolutions of Appreciation <br />for their service will be proposed at subsequent <br />meetings. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners <br />adopt and present the Resolutions of Appreciation to <br />the Operation Desert Shield /Storm participants and <br />their families. <br />