PRINTER'S NO. 1352
No. 161 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, BAKER, FERLO, KITCHEN, FONTANA, PUNT,
BRUBAKER, ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, ARMSTRONG,
C. WILLIAMS, McILHINNEY, MADIGAN, PIPPY, KASUNIC, GREENLEAF,
LOGAN, RAFFERTY, WOZNIAK, MUSTO, WAUGH, WONDERLING, LAVALLE,
FOLMER, ORIE, WASHINGTON AND BOSCOLA, AUGUST 27, 2007
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
AUGUST 27, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of October 2007 as "Agent Orange
2 Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War the Federal Government used
4 more than 10.6 million gallons of the herbicide and defoliant
5 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, known as "Agent Orange"; and
6 WHEREAS, Thousands of Vietnam War veterans have died due to
7 the use of Agent Orange, and thousands more still suffer with
8 the cancer and other health disorders caused by their exposure
9 to Agent Orange; and
10 WHEREAS, Veterans living with health problems caused by Agent
11 Orange must also live with the fact that genetic damage caused
12 by their exposure to Agent Orange may be handed down through
13 generations; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of October 2007
15 as "Agent Orange Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania in an effort
16 to bring attention to this issue so that it may continue to be
1 addressed to help our veterans.
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