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HOUSE RESOLUTION 743

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Vietnam War was fought in Vietnam from 1961 
3to 1975 and involved North Vietnam and the Viet Cong in 
4conflict with the United States Armed Forces and South 
5Vietnam; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The United States became involved by serving in 
7an advisory role to the South Vietnamese in 1961; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In 1965, United States Armed Forces ground combat 
9units arrived in Vietnam, and by the end of that year, there 
10were 80,000 United States troops in Vietnam with a peak of 
11approximately 500,000 troops in 1969; and
 
12    WHEREAS, On January 27, 1973, the Treaty of Paris was 
13signed, which required the release of all United States 
14prisoners-of-war held in North Vietnam and the withdrawal of 
15all United States Armed Forces from South Vietnam; by March 
1630, 1973, the United States Armed Forces completed the 
17withdrawal of combat troops from Vietnam; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, More than 58,000 members of the United States 
19Armed Forces lost their lives in Vietnam, and more than 
20300,000 members of the Armed Forces were wounded; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was 
2dedicated in Washington, D.C. to commemorate those members of 
3the United States Armed Forces who died or were declared 
4missing-in-action in Vietnam; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces who 
6served bravely and faithfully for the United States during the 
7Vietnam War were caught upon their return home in the 
8crossfire of public debate about the involvement of the United 
9States in the Vietnam War; and
 
10    WHEREAS, March 29th marks the anniversary of the day that 
11combat and combat support units withdrew completely from South 
12Vietnam; and
 
13    WHEREAS, On March 7, 2011, the 112th U.S. Congress agreed 
14to Senate Resolution 55, honoring veterans who served in 
15Vietnam by designating March 30th as "Welcome Home Vietnam 
16Veterans Day"; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The establishment of a "Welcome Home Vietnam 
18Veterans Day" is an appropriate way to honor those members of 
19the United States Armed Forces who served in Vietnam during 
20the Vietnam War; therefore, be it

  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2we declare March 29, 2022 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans 
3Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That all citizens of the State  of Illinois are 
5encouraged to honor our Vietnam veterans.