Bill Text: TX HR2094 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2094 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2094-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2094 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2094-Introduced.html
84R19680 BPG-D | ||
By: Blanco | H.R. No. 2094 |
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WHEREAS, The Legacy of Valor, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, | ||
and the American GI Forum Paso Del Norte Chapter are commemorating | ||
the official 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although conflict in Southeast Asia stretched back | ||
decades, the United States ground war in Vietnam dates to March | ||
1965, with the landing of 3,500 marines at Da Nang; nearly 200,000 | ||
American troops were stationed in Vietnam before the year was over; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Almost 3 million men and women of the U.S. military | ||
served in some capacity during the Vietnam War; more than 58,000 | ||
perished, among them over 3,400 Texans, and the suffering of the | ||
dead and wounded, and of their loved ones, continues to | ||
reverberate; and | ||
WHEREAS, The war proved long and controversial, but | ||
courageous members of the military persevered, and they | ||
demonstrated enormous valor and patriotism during one of the most | ||
challenging chapters of our nation's history; Americans owe a | ||
lasting debt of gratitude to these men and women, and the 50th | ||
anniversary of the Vietnam War provides a solemn opportunity to | ||
honor their immeasurable sacrifice; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam | ||
War. |