Norton Resolution Honors D.C.'s Veterans, Calls for Statehood
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a resolution recognizing Veterans Day in the city and celebrating residents who served in the nation's a...
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a resolution recognizing Veterans Day in the city and celebrating residents who served in the nation's armed services. But the venerable lawmaker stressed that those residents lack full citizenship because the District is not a state. 'D.C. residents have served in every war since the Revolutionary War, all without the full and equal rights that can only come with statehood,' the resolution said. 'Veterans Day recognizes those who have served our nation in the armed services.