,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ecc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california  
7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,ms4      
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,mr4     
,michaud1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4        
,lipinski1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray    
,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1  
,mr4 ,rahall1 and ,ms4 ,pingree of      
,maine7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of a ,welcome ,home ,vietnam
 ,veterans ,day4  ,whereas the ,vietnam 
,war was fought in ,vietnam from #aifa  
to #aige1 and involved ,north ,vietnam  
and the ,viet ,cong in conflict with the
 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and     
,south ,vietnam2 ,whereas the ,united   

,states became involved in ,vietnam     
because policymakers in the ,united     
,states believed that if ,south ,vietnam
 fell to a ,communist government then   
,communism would spread throughout the  
rest of ,southeast ,asia2 ,whereas      
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces began serving in an advisory    
role to the ,south ,vietnamese in #aifa2
 ,whereas as a result of the ,gulf of   
,tonkin incidents on ,august #b1 #aifd1 
and ,august #d1 #aifd1 ,congress        
overwhelmingly passed the ,gulf of      
,tonkin ,resolution1 on ,august #g1     
#aifd1 which effectively handed over    
war-making powers to ,president ,johnson
 until such time as peace and security  
had returned to ,vietnam2 ,whereas in   
#aife1 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
ground combat units arrived in ,vietnam2
 ,whereas by the end of #aife1 there    
were #hj1jjj ,united ,states troops in  
,vietnam1 and by #aifi a peak of        
approximately #edc1jjj troops was       
reached2 ,whereas1 on ,january #bg1     

#aigc1 the ,treaty of ,paris 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 ,whereas1 on ,march    
#cj1 #aigc1 the ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces completed the withdrawal of     
combat troops from ,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 ,states2 ,whereas 
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces who served bravely and          
faithfully for the ,united ,states      

during the ,vietnam ,war were caught    
upon their return home in the crossfire 
of public debate about the involvement  
of the ,united ,states in the ,vietnam  
,war2 ,whereas the establishment of a   
,welcome ,home ,vietnam ,veterans ,day  
would be an appropriate way to honor    
those members of the ,united ,states    
,armed ,forces who served in ,vietnam   
during the ,vietnam ,war2 and ,whereas  
,march #cj1 #bjad1 would be an          
appropriate day to establish as ,welcome
 ,home ,vietnam ,veterans ,day3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,welcome ,home ,vietnam  
,veterans ,day2  7#b7 honors and        
recognizes the contributions of veterans
 of the ,armed ,forces who served in    
,vietnam2 and  7#c7 encourages the      
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,welcome ,home ,vietnam ,veterans ,day 
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities that promote awareness of the
 contributions of veterans who served in

 ,vietnam and the importance of helping 
,vietnam era veterans re-adjust to      
civilian life4