A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR ARLENE G. BURCH OF HORRY COUNTY FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR AND TO CONGRATULATE HER ON BEING NAMED A LIVING LEGEND BY THE MILITARY WOMEN'S MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Summary
H3917 is a House resolution honoring Arlene G. Burch of Horry County for her service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and congratulating her on being named a Living Legend by the Military Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. The resolution recounts her service as a WAVES member and Petty Officer Third Class Teleman, including her communications, meteorological, and postal duties, as well as her training at Great Lakes and Norfolk and her later decision to leave service in 1953 to start a family.
The resolution also describes the Military Women's Memorial and its Living Legend recognition program, which honors senior women veterans and others who served in wartime support roles. It frames Burch’s recognition as part of a broader effort to preserve and celebrate women’s military service from the Revolutionary War to the present. The measure is purely commemorative and does not create or amend any legal rights, duties, or programs.
Impact
H3917 has no direct impact on South Carolina statutes, regulations, appropriations, or agency operations because it is a ceremonial House resolution. Its effect is limited to official recognition by the General Assembly of Arlene G. Burch’s military service and to the presentation of a copy of the resolution to her. No state law is changed, and no parties are regulated or granted benefits by the measure.
Sentiment
The sentiment surrounding the resolution is strongly positive and unanimous in tone. The bill text is celebratory and respectful, emphasizing Burch’s wartime service, training, and accomplishments, and the available context shows no recorded opposition, committee controversy, or dissenting votes. The resolution appears to have been introduced as a tribute and recognition measure rather than a policy proposal.
Contention
There is no notable policy contention in the bill or available legislative history. Because the resolution is honorary, the only substantive discussion embedded in the text concerns Burch’s biography and the mission of the Military Women's Memorial. Any differences in emphasis would likely be limited to the choice of honoree or the details of the historical narrative, not to any legal or fiscal issue.