HR 89 — A Resolution recognizing March 29, 2025, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   719

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 89
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, GREINER, PIELLI, HAMM, GUENST,
        KAUFFMAN, VENKAT, REICHARD, JAMES, SMITH, FREEMAN, KRUPA,
        MENTZER, GALLAGHER, GLEIM, CIRESI, COOPER, LEADBETER AND
        GILLEN, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 21, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing March 29, 2025, as "National Vietnam War Veterans
 2      Day" in Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, signed in
 4   2017, designates March 29 of each year as "National Vietnam War
 5   Veterans Day"; and
 6         WHEREAS, On this day, we honor and give thanks for the
 7   service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans and their families
 8   and for the valor of servicepersons killed or missing in action;
 9   and
10         WHEREAS, We remember the long engagement of United States
11   Armed Forces, wartime support organizations and our nation's
12   allies as well as the contributions made by civilians; and
13         WHEREAS, We reflect on the era's advances in technology,
14   science and medical practice and the wealth of records and
15   research associated with the war; and
16         WHEREAS, The House of Representatives joins in paying tribute
 1   to United States military personnel called to active duty
 2   between November 1, 1955, and May 15, 1975, whether in-country,
 3   in-theater or deployed elsewhere in support of operations in
 4   Southeast Asia; and
 5      WHEREAS, More than 9 million Americans were on active duty
 6   during that period, with an estimated 2.7 million serving in-
 7   country or in-waters; and
 8      WHEREAS, More than 58,000 servicepersons, including nearly
 9   3,150 Pennsylvanians, died; and
10      WHEREAS, Their names are etched on the black granite panels
11   of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC; and
12      WHEREAS, A reported 2,500 Americans were held as prisoners of
13   war; and
14      WHEREAS, More than 300,000 Americans were wounded; and
15      WHEREAS, The United States Department of Defense has
16   indicated that 1,587 Americans are unaccounted for in Southeast
17   Asia; and
18      WHEREAS, To mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the
19   United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration was
20   established pursuant to the 2008 National Defense Authorization
21   Act; and
22      WHEREAS, Public and private commemorative partner agencies
23   and organizations began hosting official events on Memorial Day
24   2012; and
25      WHEREAS, Commemorative events, including wreath-laying
26   ceremonies and presentation of Department of Defense lapel pins
27   for veterans and surviving spouses, are slated to continue
28   nationwide through Veterans Day 2026; therefore be it
29      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize March
30   29, 2025, as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in

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