,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bce ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,grimm 7for himself and ,mr4 ,sires7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,,resolution ,expressing support for designation of ,march #bi as ,vietnam ,veterans ,day4 ,whereas #ci years ago1 on ,march #bi1 #aigc1 the last #b1ejj troops were withdrawn from ,south ,vietnam thus ending military involvement in what is now the longest war in ,united ,states history2 ,whereas #ch years ago1 on ,march #bi1 #aigd1 was declared ,vietnam ,veterans ,day by ,presidential order with the support of ,congress2 ,whereas the #eh1aie honorable and brave souls who fought and died during the ,vietnam ,war1 ones who are missing1 and those who died since from the consequences of that war1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas ,march #bi1 #bjab1 was declared ,vietnam ,veterans ,day by ,presidential ,proclamation with the support of ,congress on the eve of the #ejth anniversary commemoration of the beginning of the ,vietnam ,war2 ,whereas the men and women who served with dedication1 honor1 and pride during the ,vietnam ,war1 both in country and in support of those in harm's way as well as those protecting our freedoms at home and throughout other parts of the world at that time1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas the families whose loved ones gave their lives for our country during the ,vietnam ,war1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas the families of those men and women who came home with the physical and emotional wounds of the ,vietnam ,war and committed to a lifetime of care and support for their loved one1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas the fellow citizens who stood by and supported the families of the fallen as well as the ,vietnam veterans who returned and their families1 without reservation and with loving care and respect1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas those professionals and volunteers who committed themselves to the loving care and healing of the bodily and emotionally wounded from the ,vietnam ,war at home and have already the utmost gratitude of those they cared for and of their families1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas the men and women of the allies who served with dedication1 honor1 and pride alongside the ,nation's defenders during the ,vietnam ,war1 both in country and in support of those in harm's way as well as those protecting our freedoms and throughout other parts of the world at that time1 deserve the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas this expression of gratitude and respect to the ,vietnam ,veterans and their families will also give hope and assurance1 to current and future generations of the ,nation's defenders and their respective families1 that their sacrifice and service will not be forgotten and deserving of a distinct recognition of the eternal gratitude and respect of this ,nation2 ,whereas this expression of gratitude and respect for the honorable sacrifice and service by the ,vietnam ,veterans1 past as well as current and future generations of the ,nation's defenders and their respective families1 needs to remain in the hearts and thoughts of fellow citizens forever1 passed on from generation to generation2 and ,whereas numerous ,states have already chosen ,march #bi as ,vietnam ,veterans ,day by legislation and many more ,states have joined with individual events to honor and thank these brave ,veterans and their families for their service to the ,nation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives supports the designation of ,vietnam ,veterans ,day4