Petition For An Annual Commemorative National Miner's Day For The United States Of America

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A petition to the Honorable Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia and the Senate of the United States of America.

Around the clock, second by second, miners risk life and limb during their labors.

The foundations and trappings of civilization are constructed from, and sustained with, the materials procured with their sweat and blood.

Without these selfless and dedicated miners human society could never have progressed, nor continue to function.

And the miners of the United States have labored long and hard over the 231 years of our great country's existence.

They have achieved, provided, and sacrificed much in those two centuries.

On December 6, 2007, for the second time since its creation by the West Virginia State Legislature in 2006, Miner's Day was observed in West Virginia.

December 6, was chosen because of the great mining tragedy at Monongah, West Virginia, in 1907.

2007 is the centennial year of that dire event.

The tragic loss of hundreds of men and boys changed the course of mining in the United States forever.

Fairmont Coal Company's Number 6 and Number 8 mines, in Monongah, West Virginia, remain known to this very day as the site of the greatest loss of lives in American mining industry history.

You, Senator Byrd, spoke eloquently of coal miners in the speech you gave before the Senate on December 6, 2007.

It was a tribute they truly deserved.

Therefore, in regards to these statements and in respect to mine workers, across time and throughout the world, we petition you to pass a resolution creating an annual national Miner's Day for the United States of America.

A day to appreciate, honor, and remember all the miners of the many diverse elements, minerals, and other resources upon which we all constantly rely.

The choice of date for a commemorative national Miner's Day is up to you.

Miners and their families have earned this honor, and continue to earn it every single day.		Petition For An Annual Commemorative National Miner's Day For The United States Of America

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  1. Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 2:35 AM    link Pisces M L. | Matoaka, WV

  2. Tue., Nov. 17, 2009 3:55 PM    link Eleanor Blevins B. | Colorado Springs, CO

    My father, Dana A. Blevins, was
    a personal friend of Senator Robert Byrd.
    I graduated from BIG CREEK HIGH SCHOOL in
    1947. My husband and I celebrated our 50th
    Wedding Anniversary on Dec. 23, 2008.

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  4. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:20 PM    link Christopher R. | Morgantown, WV

  5. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:18 PM    link Cheston W. | Morgantown, WV

  6. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:17 PM    link Harold V. | Morgantown, WV

  7. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:16 PM    link Jared K. | Canvas, WV

  8. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:16 PM    link Corey B. | Pittsburgh, PA

  9. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link William C. | Turtle Creek, WV

  10. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link Albert J. | Morgantown, WV

  11. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link Zachary C. | Mingo Junction, OH

  12. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 11:07 AM    link Tricia B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  13. Sun., Nov. 15, 2009 10:33 PM    link Barbara W. | Canyon Country, CA

    I am blessed to be a coal miner's granddaughter. My Grandpa Dan (Phillips) worked the mines in VA and WV. I would love to see him and the thousands of others who dedicated, and sometimes sacrificed, their lives to this noble profession. Because of these brave miners, the United States has achieved a standard of living and way of life that would be unknown. It is with gratitude and honor that I request a day to honor these miners.

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  15. Sun., Nov. 15, 2009 3:09 PM    link Dennis R. | Mission Viejo, CA

    Formerly of Pocahontas, VA, in the heart of the Appalachian coalfields. Now living in California (since 1963), but will always look back with respect and admiration for the men of my childhood who went into the mines each day, including my grandfather, who lost a leg in a mining accident, and two uncles, one of whom stayed in the mines for over 30 years, a proud UMWA member until the end, when he died of black lung disease in 2005.

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  17. Sat., Nov. 14, 2009 11:55 AM    link Natalie S. | Madison, AL

  18. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 8:16 AM    link Timothy L. | Summersville, WV

  19. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 1:29 AM    link Joe H. | Los Angeles, CA

  20. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:50 AM    link Bart B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  21. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:49 AM    link Kimberly B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  22. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:45 AM    link Kevin B. | Morgantown, WV

  23. Mon., Nov. 9, 2009 7:34 PM    link Claude W. | Elizabethton, TN

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