Pułaski May Join Winston Churchill

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)today introduced a resolution to proclaim Casimir Pulaski (father of the U.S. Calvary) to be an honorary citizen of the United States. Pulaski, a Polish military officer who fought on the side of America during the Revolutionary War, died during a battle in Savannah, Georgia, in October of 1779.

After coming to America, Pulaski wrote to George Washington, "I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it."

Other original co-sponsors are U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).

Pulaski has been honored throughout our nation's history. In September, 1929, Congress designated October 11 as Pulaski Day to be observed by Presidential Proclamation; it also authorized the Post Office to issue a Pulaski commemorative stamp. In 1973, Illinois designated the first Monday of March as Pulaski Commemorative day in Illinois and in 1986 declared the day to be a state holiday.