Bill Text: IL HR1356 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Welcomes our Vietnam veterans home at the 50th Commemoration of the Vietnam War at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno on July 9, 2016.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1356 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1356-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The United States of America sent its sons and | ||||||
3 | daughters to the Republic of Vietnam in Southeast Asia over 50 | ||||||
4 | years ago; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has furnished assistance to | ||||||
6 | veterans who have served in the Vietnam War, as well as other | ||||||
7 | veterans who served in the Armed Forces but were not sent to | ||||||
8 | the front lines; and
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9 | WHEREAS, One of the most painful chapters in our nation's | ||||||
10 | history is the Vietnam War, most particularly in how we treated | ||||||
11 | our troops, who were often blamed for a war that they did not | ||||||
12 | start; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In times of relative harmony, we tend to take for | ||||||
14 | granted the endowments earned and given by our Vietnam | ||||||
15 | veterans; and
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16 | WHEREAS, We aspire to enthusiastically take part in such | ||||||
17 | examples of patriotism such as flying the flag, public-spirited | ||||||
18 | get-togethers, and shaking the hands of Vietnam veterans and | ||||||
19 | saying "Welcome Home"; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
2 | welcome our Vietnam veterans home at the 50th Commemoration of | ||||||
3 | the Vietnam War at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno on | ||||||
4 | July 9, 2016 and thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, | ||||||
5 | including personnel who were held as prisoners of war, listed | ||||||
6 | as missing in action, and the families of these veterans, for | ||||||
7 | their service and sacrifice on behalf of the State of Illinois.
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