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HOUSE GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE MEMORIAL 10

47

TH LEGISLATURE

- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -

SECOND SESSION

, 2006

A MEMORIAL

URGING THAT THE NEW MEXICO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION GIVE FIRST

PRIORITY TO PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SUPERIOR BODY ARMOR AND

SUPPLEMENTAL VEHICLE ARMOR TO PROTECT UNITED STATES MILITARY

PERSONNEL IN IRAQ.

WHEREAS, the world press has widely reported about the

inadequacies of the armor provided to protect both military

personnel and military vehicles in Iraq; and

WHEREAS, the men and women of the United States armed

forces serving in Iraq deserve the best personal protection

available as they fight on behalf of the country in a hostile

and unpredictable foreign war; and

WHEREAS, spending one thousand five hundred dollars

($1,500) for each kevlar vest with small-arms protective

inserts would be most effective in preventing torso injuries

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and should be the highest priority in the budget for military

service men and women, since human lives and futures are at

stake; and

WHEREAS, in light of the tactics being used by the

opposition, no expense should be spared in equipping United

States personnel and military vehicles so that they are able to

withstand attack;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the members of

the New Mexico congressional delegation be urged to make

protection of military personnel and vehicles the highest

priority for funding; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to each member of the New Mexico congressional

delegation.

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