PRINTER'S NO. 2175
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
466
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, SABATINA, BOSCOLA, GREENLEAF, FONTANA,
FARNESE, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH,
HUTCHINSON, WARD, TEPLITZ, ARGALL, KILLION, YUDICHAK, COSTA,
MENSCH, AUMENT, RESCHENTHALER, BAKER AND RAFFERTY,
OCTOBER 18, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 18, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2016 as "Agent Orange
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1962 to 1975, was
the longest conflict in American history; and
WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, American servicepersons
displayed heroic courage and determination under some of the
most difficult circumstances ever encountered in United States
military history; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 498,000 men and women from this
Commonwealth served during the Vietnam War era, an estimated
172,000 of whom directly participated in the war; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, approximately 20 million gallons of Agent
Orange and other herbicides were used during the Vietnam War;
and
WHEREAS, Thousands of Vietnam War veterans have died due to
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