PRINTER'S NO. 2995

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 349 Session of 1998

        INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, PERZEL, BARRAR, MICHLOVIC, BELFANTI,
           STERN, EGOLF, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD,
           BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BOSCOLA,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, WALKO, L. I. COHEN,
           M. COHEN, CORPORA, CORRIGAN, COWELL, COY, DALEY, DALLY,
           DEMPSEY, DENT, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DRUCE, FARGO, FEESE,
           FICHTER, WAUGH, FLEAGLE, FLICK, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
           HALUSKA, HARHART, HASAY, HERMAN, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORSEY,
           ITKIN, JOSEPHS, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, C. WILLIAMS, LEDERER,
           LUCYK, LYNCH, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL,
           McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, OLASZ,
           ORIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS, RAYMOND, TRELLO, PETRARCA, ZUG,
           YOUNGBLOOD, WOJNAROSKI, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PLATTS, READSHAW,
           ROONEY, ROSS, SANTONI, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SERAFINI,
           SEYFERT, SHANER, STABACK, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
           THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE AND VAN HORNE,
           FEBRUARY 25, 1998

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           FEBRUARY 25, 1998

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing and congratulating Vietnam Veterans of America,
     2     Inc., on the celebration of its 20th anniversary.

     3     WHEREAS, In January 1978, a group of 15 Vietnam veteran
     4  advocates assembled in Washington, D.C., and began the
     5  organization that became Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.(VVA);
     6  and
     7     WHEREAS, VVA is currently the only congressionally chartered
     8  national Vietnam veterans service organization exclusively
     9  dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families; and
    10     WHEREAS, VVA's founding principle is "Never again will one

     1  generation of veterans abandon another"; and
     2     WHEREAS, VVA's goals are to promote and support the full
     3  range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, create a new
     4  identity for this generation of veterans and change the public
     5  perception of Vietnam veterans; and
     6     WHEREAS, VVA has over 51,000 individual members, 43 state
     7  councils and over 525 local chapters; therefore be it
     8     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
     9  congratulate Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., on the
    10  celebration of its 20th anniversary.














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