HJ42 is a proposal that establishes the official recognition of General Casimir Pulaski Day in Virginia on October 11th. General Pulaski was a Polish military officer that led a fleet across the Atlantic in 1777 to help the Revolutionary forces during the American Revolutionary War. Pulaski wrote to General George Washington saying, "I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it." Pulaski's cavalry at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 not only saved Washington's life, but they also saved the Continental Army from what was sure to be a disastrous defeat. General Pulaski later was fatally wounded in the Second Battle of Savannah and later perished at sea on October 11, 1779. To recognize the sacrifice of General Pulaski, the General Assembly named Pulaski County in honor of the General's service to the American Revolution.