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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> HEROES OF 2001 ST2tMP DAY <br /> WHEREAS, since 1775,rise U.&Postal Service has connected fnmds,families, <br /> neighbors and businesses by mail;and <br /> WHEREAS, local branches of the U. S.Postal Service me significant community <br /> resonces and sources of local pnde;and, <br /> WHEREAS, the issuance of the first United Slates eommwvoretiVe postage stamp in <br /> honor ofBenjamin Franklin in 1867,stmup collectors have tresanced those <br /> depictions of gear Amerieeve,nomenteus events and Meteor places in <br /> our narimW history; and <br /> W1tEREAS, more Flom 22 papers Amaicmas Collect stamps,nothing stamp collecting <br /> one of the most popular hobbies m the nation; and <br /> V[HERIl the fire,police and emergency permit provide an invaluable service to <br /> our connumry,and <br /> W}1EREA5, every day these brave police,&c and simMency personnel risk their <br /> in eHEns that help save lives;and <br /> WIIEREAS, the United States Postal Service has seen fit to issue a special <br /> comicommorairve U.S.postage stamps entitled"The Heroes of <br /> 2001"to honor those men and wmnm who gave their lives in the rescue <br /> efforts 611owing the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,do we,the Orange County Board of Commissioners,hereby <br /> pmclaim June 7,2002,as <br /> HEROES OF 2001 STAMP DAY <br /> as Orange County and proclaim Wa observance to all residents of Orange <br /> County and encourage all to pay tribute to the spirit and resolve of our <br /> great country and 0 recognize the importmt roles om fire,police and <br /> emergency we&=play in our everyday lives. <br /> This the tin day of dune,2002. <br /> Barry Jacobs,Chair <br /> Orange Comply Board of Commissioners <br />