PRINTER'S NO. 3249
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
710
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BROOKS, BROWN, BURNS,
CONKLIN, COX, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FEE,
FREEMAN, GREINER, HAHN, HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, JONES,
KAUFFMAN, KIM, KORTZ, KULIK, LONGIETTI, McCARTER, McNEILL,
MENTZER, MERSKI, MILLARD, MIZGORSKI, MOUL, MURT, NEILSON,
PASHINSKI, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SAINATO,
SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, SHUSTERMAN, SONNEY,
STAATS, STRUZZI, THOMAS, TOEPEL, ULLMAN, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD
AND ZIMMERMAN, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 3, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing March 29, 2020, as "National Vietnam War Veterans
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, signed in
2017, designates March 29 of each year as "National Vietnam War
Veterans Day"; and
WHEREAS, On this day, we honor and give thanks for the
service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans and their families
and for the valor of servicepersons killed or missing in action;
and
WHEREAS, We remember the long engagement of United States
Armed Forces, wartime support organizations and our nation's
allies as well as the contributions made by civilians; and
WHEREAS, We reflect on the era's advances in technology,
science and medical practice and the wealth of records and
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research associated with the war; and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives joins in paying tribute
to United States military personnel called to active duty
between November 1, 1955, and May 15, 1975, whether in-country,
in-theater or deployed elsewhere in support of operations in
Southeast Asia; and
WHEREAS, More than 9 million Americans were on active duty
during that period, with an estimated 2.7 million serving in-
country or in-waters; and
WHEREAS, More than 58,000 servicepersons, including nearly
3,150 Pennsylvanians, died; and
WHEREAS, Their names are etched on the black granite panels
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, A reported 2,500 Americans were held as prisoners of
war; and
WHEREAS, More than 300,000 Americans were wounded; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Defense has
indicated that 1,587 Americans are unaccounted for in Southeast
Asia; and
WHEREAS, To mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, The
United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration was
established pursuant to the 2008 National Defense Authorization
Act; and
WHEREAS, Public and private commemorative partner agencies
and organizations began hosting official events on Memorial Day
2012; and
WHEREAS, Commemorative events, including wreath-laying
ceremonies and presentation of Department of Defense lapel pins
for veterans and surviving spouses, are slated to continue
nationwide through Veterans Day 2025; therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize March
29, 2020, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in
Pennsylvania.
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