Title 25, Title 25 and Days of Special Observance

The twenty-fifth day of September shall annually be set apart as a day to be known as “Ataxia Awareness Day.” The day shall be observed by the people of this state with appropriate public awareness and educational activities and forums.

The twenty-third day of October in each and every year shall be set aside as a day dedicated to the memory of the “Rhode Island Nine Beirut Marines” who lost their lives in the 1983 terrorist bombing attack on a marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed two hundred forty-on…

The second Saturday in the month of April shall annually be set apart as a day to be known as “Historical Cemetery Restoration/Awareness Day.” The day shall be observed by the people of this state with appropriate ceremonies and activities that raise awareness of the many histori…

Cities by their city councils, and towns at legal town meetings, may appropriate money for the observance of “Old Home Week.”

The fifth day in April in each and every year shall be set aside as a day to be known as “Rhode Island Gold Star Spouses Day.” This nation and state owe an enormous debt to the surviving loved ones of military service members who died while serving their country and this day offe…

(a) The governor shall order the lowering of flags to half-mast upon the flagstaff of any state buildings within this state annually on October 28 to honor the passing of first responders who have served the state, including both on-duty and retired members of the police and fire…

The governor shall issue an annual proclamation calling for proper observance of “Veteran Firefighters’ Muster Day.”

The thirty-first day of July shall annually be set apart as a day to be known as “Disabled American Veterans Day” or “D.A.V. Day.” The day is to be observed by the people of this state with appropriate exercises in public places and otherwise commemorating the disabled American v…

The governor shall issue an annual proclamation calling for proper observance of the first day of May in each and every year as “V.F.W. Loyalty Day.”