PRINTER'S NO. 4308

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 880 Session of 2008

        INTRODUCED BY KING, CONKLIN, BARRAR, YOUNGBLOOD, BELFANTI,
           WOJNAROSKI, BENNINGTON, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER,
           CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
           FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
           HERSHEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, LENTZ, JAMES, KORTZ, KULA,
           LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANTZ, MARSHALL, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
           McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO,
           NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PRESTON, RAMALEY,
           READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTONI,
           SIPTROTH, STABACK, SWANGER, WALKO AND WATSON,
           SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of October 2008 as "Agent Orange
     2     Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Vietnam War was the longest conflict in American
     4  history; and
     5     WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, American servicepersons
     6  displayed heroic courage and determination under some of the
     7  most difficult circumstances ever encountered in United States
     8  military history; and
     9     WHEREAS, Approximately 498,000 men and women from this
    10  Commonwealth served during the Vietnam War era, an estimated
    11  172,000 of whom directly participated in the war; and
    12     WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
    13  Veterans Affairs, approximately 20 million gallons of Agent

     1  Orange and other herbicides were used during the Vietnam War;
     2  and
     3     WHEREAS, Thousands of Vietnam War veterans have died due to
     4  the use of Agent Orange; and
     5     WHEREAS, Thousands of veterans still suffer from cancer and
     6  other health disorders caused by exposure to Agent Orange; and
     7     WHEREAS, Veterans with health problems caused by Agent Orange
     8  live with the knowledge that genetic damage resulting from their
     9  exposure to Agent Orange may be handed down through generations;
    10  therefore be it
    11     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
    12  month of October 2008 as "Agent Orange Recognition Month" in
    13  Pennsylvania.












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