Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 9, 2025, as Yellow Ribbon Day in the State of New York

This resolution requests Governor Hochul to issue a proclamation designating April 9, 2025, as Yellow Ribbon Day in New York, honoring military service members and recognizing Carol Pingelski Hotaling (known as "The Yellow Ribbon Lady") for starting the tradition in 2006. It commemorates the anniversary of a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant captured in the Iraq War (April 9, 2004) and acknowledges efforts to support service members through yellow ribbon displays. The resolution has no legal effect and serves as a symbolic gesture to honor military sacrifices.