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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 76 in San Antonio |
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is hosting a ceremony on March 28, 2015, in recognition of Vietnam |
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Veterans Day; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest posts in the Lone Star State, VFW |
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Post No. 76 annually marks this observance, which commemorates the |
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anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from Vietnam on |
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March 29, 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the U.S. armed forces were initially sent |
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to South Vietnam in an advisory capacity in 1961; the first American |
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ground combat units arrived there in 1965, and by 1969 |
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approximately 543,000 U.S. troops were serving in that country; by |
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the time the war ended in April 1975, more than three million |
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Americans had seen duty in Southeast Asia; and |
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WHEREAS, The Vietnam War claimed the lives of more than |
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58,000 members of the U.S. armed forces, including over 3,400 |
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Texans; more than 2,500 American servicemen were taken prisoner, |
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and an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 were counted as missing in action; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a lasting debt of gratitude and |
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remembrance to the men and women who served this country in Vietnam, |
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and this event pays fitting tribute to those military personnel for |
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their brave and steadfast efforts and immeasurable sacrifice in one |
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of the most difficult wars in this nation's history; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the Vietnam Veterans Day |
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celebration at VFW Post No. 76 in San Antonio and extend to the |
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event's organizers and participants sincere best wishes for a |
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meaningful and memorable observance; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for VFW Post No. 76 as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |