,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,michaud submitted the  
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,vietnam ,veterans ,day4      
,whereas the ,vietnam ,war was fought in
 the ,republic of ,south ,vietnam from  
#aifa to #aige1 and involved ,north     
,vietnamese regular forces and ,viet    
,cong guerrilla forces in armed conflict
 with ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1   
allies of the ,united ,states1 and the  
armed forces of the ,republic of        
,vietnam2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
,armed ,forces became involved in       
,vietnam because the ,united ,states    
,government wanted to provide direct    
military support to the ,government of  
,south ,vietnam to defend itself against
 the growing ,communist threat from     
,north ,vietnam2 ,whereas members of the

 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces began   
serving in an advisory role to the      
,government of the ,republic of ,south  
,vietnam in #aiej2 ,whereas as a result 
of the ,gulf of ,tonkin incidents on    
,august #b and #d1 #aifd1 ,congress     
overwhelmingly passed the ,gulf of      
,tonkin ,resolution 7,public ,law       
#hh-djh71 on ,august #g1 #aifd1 which   
provided the authority to the ,president
 of the ,united ,states to prosecute the
 war against ,north ,vietnam2 ,whereas  
in #aife1 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces
 ground combat units arrived in         
,vietnam2 ,whereas by ,september #aife1 
there were over #abi1jjj ,united ,states
 troops in ,vietnam1 and by #aifi1 a    
peak of approximately #edc1jjj troops   
was reached2 ,whereas on ,january #bg1  
#aigc1 the ,agreement ,ending the ,war  
and ,restoring ,peace in ,vietnam       
7commonly known as the ,paris ,peace    
,accords7 was signed1 which required the
 release of all ,united ,states         
prisoners-of-war held in ,north ,vietnam

 and the withdrawal of all ,united      
,states ,armed ,forces from ,south      
,vietnam2 ,whereas on ,march #bi1 #aigc1
 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces     
completed the withdrawal of combat units
 and combat support units from ,south   
,vietnam2 ,whereas more than #eh1jjj    
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces lost their lives in ,vietnam and
 more than #cjj1jjj members of the      
,armed ,forces were wounded2 ,whereas in
 #aihb1 the ,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial
 was dedicated in the ,district of      
,columbia to commemorate those members  
of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
who died or were declared               
missing-in-action in ,vietnam2 ,whereas 
the ,vietnam ,war was an extremely      
divisive issue among the people of the  
,united ,states and a conflict that     
caused a generation of veterans to wait 
too long for the ,united ,states public 
to acknowledge and honor the efforts and
 services of such veterans2 ,whereas    
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   

,forces who served bravely and          
faithfully for the ,united ,states      
during the ,vietnam ,war were often     
wrongly criticized for the policy       
decisions made by #d presidential       
administrations in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the establishment of a ,vietnam
 ,veterans ,day would be an appropriate 
way to honor those members of the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces who      
served in ,south ,vietnam and throughout
 ,southeast ,asia during the ,vietnam   
,war2 ,whereas ,march #bi would be an   
appropriate day to establish as ,vietnam
 ,veterans ,day2 and ,whereas ,president
 ,obama designated ,march #bi1 #bjab1 as
 ,vietnam ,veterans ,day under          
,presidential ,proclamation #hghi 7#gg  
,fed4 ,reg4 #bjbge73 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that ,congress--  7#a7 supports   
the goals and ideals of ,vietnam        
,veterans ,day2  7#b7 encourages the    
,president to take action through       
proclamation or other means to pay      
tribute1 when appropriate1 to veterans  

of the ,vietnam ,war2 and  7#c7         
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to pay proper tribute to        
veterans of the ,vietnam ,war with      
appropriate ceremonies1 programs1 and   
activities4