PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1570 PRINTER'S NO. 1575
No. 65 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY WIGGINS, BARBER, EMERSON, DONATUCCI, SWAIM, WARGO,
EVANS, J. D. WILLIAMS, MAIALE, BELOFF, GRAY, McINTYRE,
RIEGER, McMONAGLE, OLIVER, PUCCIARELLI, BORSKI, DEAL, COHEN,
SHUPNIK, CALTAGIRONE, COCHRAN, ARMSTRONG, HORGOS, MRKONIC,
DUFFY, DAWIDA, MURPHY, ITKIN, TRELLO, OLASZ, MISCEVICH,
PISTELLA, GAMBLE, STEWART, WOZNIAK, WAMBACH AND IRVIS,
MAY 5, 1981
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 11, 1981
In the House of Representatives, May 5, 1981
1 Whereas, As a result of their service in the Vietnam
2 Conflict, approximately 2,500 servicemen are unaccounted for and <--
3 AMERICAN SERVICEMEN ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR BY THE INDO- <--
4 CHINESE GOVERNMENTS, SPECIFICALLY, VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA,
5 AND ARE missing in action; and
6 Whereas, Since the end of the conflict, there have been
7 several sightings of personnel listed as missing in action; and <--
8 APPROXIMATELY 1,000 SIGHTING REPORTS OF CAPTURED PERSONNEL, OF <--
9 WHICH 300 ARE BASED ON RELIABLE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION; AND
10 Whereas, All these servicemen have served their country
11 honorably and should not be forgotten; therefore be it
12 Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly <--
13 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania <--
14 memorializes the President and Congress of the United States to
1 take whatever actions may be necessary to ascertain the
2 whereabouts AND EXPEDITE THE RELEASE of the servicemen missing <--
3 in action as a result of the Vietnam Conflict; and be it further
4 Resolved, That Senators, Congressmen and the President are
5 urged to show their sympathy for these missing in action Vietnam
6 veterans by wearing a blue ribbon; and be it further
7 Resolved, That copies of this resolution be sent to the
8 President of the United States, to the presiding officers of
9 both Houses of Congress and to each member of Congress from the
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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