Senate Resolution 38 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                        BY  HAHN
  1  3 A Resolution honoring America's Vietnam veterans.
  1  4    WHEREAS, from 1961 through 1973, the men and women
  1  5 of America's armed forces fought on behalf of the
  1  6 South Vietnamese people; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, almost 3.5 million Americans served in the
  1  8 Southeast Asia theater of war and more than 2.9
  1  9 million served in Vietnam itself; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, during that long conflict more than 58,000
  1 11 Americans gave their lives for freedom's sake and
  1 12 another 300,000 were wounded; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, Vietnam veterans today continue to be
  1 14 leaders in all walks of life and serve to make America
  1 15 a better place to live; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, Vietnam veterans can be proud of their
  1 17 legacy of devotion to the cause of freedom and service
  1 18 to America; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars has
  1 20 designated the week of May 1 through 7, 2005, as
  1 21 Vietnam Veterans Recognition Week in America; NOW
  1 22 THEREFORE,
  1 23    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on
  1 24 behalf of all Iowans, humbly thanks America's Vietnam
  1 25 veterans for standing strong when they were needed and
  1 26 answering the challenge when they were called.
  1 27 LSB 3506XS 81
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