PRINTER'S NO. 3900
No. 350 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY LUCYK, MRKONIC, BROUJOS, BATTISTO, CALTAGIRONE AND
BELFANTI, NOVEMBER 16, 1988
ADOPTED IN HOUSE, NOVEMBER 16, 1988
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the President and the Congress of the United States to
2 take all steps necessary in the investigation and release of
3 all POW's and MIA's believed held in Southeast Asia.
4 WHEREAS, Twelve years have now elapsed since the end of the
5 Vietnam Conflict, and over 2,400 of our servicemen still remain
6 unaccounted for; and
7 WHEREAS, The investigation into the status and whereabouts of
8 prisoners of war and servicemen missing in action should be
9 unrelenting and pursued diligently in every possible manner; and
10 WHEREAS, Until there is a complete accounting, the families
11 of these men who fought so bravely for our country suffer
12 extreme grief and uncertainty; and
13 WHEREAS, If, as some reports indicate, some of these gallant
14 Americans continue to be held captive in Indochina, no stone
15 should be left unturned in seeking means to obtain their
16 release; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
18 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the President and the Congress
19 of the United States to take all steps necessary in the
1 investigation and release of all prisoners of war and servicemen
2 missing in action in Southeast Asia; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
4 the President of the United States, to the presiding officers of
5 each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from
6 Pennsylvania.
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