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� s s�oxr�, �JF;'�'r M"� �' `►L 4 ��f� � � • � , �� obnn of '�.exingtvn, �.aggac�ju�ettg � � ��- , L tNb'� �' SELECT BOARO OFFICE � �� � PRfJCLAMATiON � � � ; , �, ��' �� :y, Whereas: at dawn,April t9, 1775 the local Lexington militia armed and formed at the Lexingtan Battle Green as the first shot reminds us all of the spirit of liberty and human dignity;and Whereas: against all odds,but with faith in the power of the Almighty and the hutnan spirit,the peaple of Lexington chailenged the overwhelming might of the greatest empire on the earkh with a spirit that craved to be free, independent and to live in a demacratic saciety that valued human equality;and Whereas: the geople of Lexington, either by choice or birth, have received this historic gift as an awesome and sacred responsibility together with the obligatian to preserve and transmit its undiminished blessings ta future generations;and Whereas: since that day in 1775,aur men and women have answered the call af freedam over and over again to rise up against tyranny,brutality and attempts to degrade the human spirit;and Whereas: if the power of good is still alive within us, deeds af human courage are called for now more than ever because of the overwhelming, destructive and coercive powers in the hands af totalitarian govemments giving them the abitity to inflict pain and death beyond human imagination or understanding;and Whereas: the brave and heraic people of Ukraine have fought their oppressors valiantly and for that have suffered beyond measure at the hands of the Russian government which, in a brutal and unprovaked invasion of a free and democratic nation, has shown its determination ta destray without conscience what it cannot possess; has made no attempt to limit destruction to military abjectives, and willingly partaken in the wanton murder,starvation and abuse of innacent civilians,women,children elderly and helpless;and Whereas: we the residents of L.exington have a special duty imposed on us as the living heritage of this place we inhabit,and in which the great step taken in the stnzggle for human dignity and independence long ago has not been forgotten.Therefore,it is our sacred duty to support and defend those wha,like our predecessors, are naw giving their all to defend their own liberty, and therefare advance for all the cause of peace and honor;and Whereas: Patriots'Day is our special occasion to obs�rve the blessing of liberty,humanity and democracy that have been given to us as a special gift by virtue of belonging to the Town of Lexington. NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Leatington, Massachusetts, do hereby declare that the struggle and sacrifice of the Ukrainian people shalt be recognized in our observance of Patriats' Day in April of the year 2022, we invite our residents to welcome representatives of Ukraine to participate in our celebration, and urge all freedam-laving people to offer aid and support to the Ukrainian people both here and in their native country. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 13�'of Apri12022. . �. � �,',� JILL I.HAt> 74SEP '.PATO -- � � SU NE E.B Y � OtJGLAS UCENTE ,�,.•^'e' MARK D.SANDEEN