,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag  
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71 #bjad 
,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,ms4          
,murk[ski7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( a ,national ,lao-,hmong   
,recognition ,day4  ,:]eas !            
,lao-,hmong1 :i* means free p1 are      
,laotian memb]s ( ! ,hmong tribe & are  
not$ = _! w>rior tradition1 loyalty1 &  
brav]y2 ,:]eas beg9n+ 9 #aifj1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates recruit$ ?\s&s ( ! ,lao-,hmong to
 fight aga9/ ! ,communi/ ,pa!t ,lao &   
,nor? ,vietnamese ,army regul>s 9 ,laos2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates reli$ heavily on
 ! ,lao-,hmong ,special ,gu]rilla ,units
 to engage 9 direct combat ) ,nor?      
,vietnamese troops f #aifj to #aige2    
,:]eas ! ,lao-,hmong conduct$ tactical  
gu]rilla actions1 flew ?\s&s ( deadly   
combat missions 9 support ( ! ,arm$     

,=ces & ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 &
 f\ght 9 conv5tional & gu]rilla combat  
cla%es ) extreme casualties2 ,:]eas !   
,lao-,hmong1 al?\gh outnumb]$1 f\ght    
aga9/ enemy =ces to disrupt ! fl[ (     
troops & w> supplies along ! ,ho ,*i    
,m9h ,trail2 ,:]eas ! ,lao-,hmong       
protect$ ,unit$ ,/ates p]sonnel1 gu>d$  
,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce rad>            
in/allations1 ga!r$ critical intellig5ce
 ab\t enemy op]ations1 & und]took rescue
 missions to save ! lives ( d[n$        
,am]ican pilots2 ,:]eas m ?an #ce1jjj ( 
! ,lao-,hmong lo/ _! lives1 & _m m 7    
s]i\sly injur$ & disabl$2 ,:]eas ?\s&s (
 ,lao-,hmong suff]$ griev\s injuries &  
p]man5t disabilities1 & ?\s&s m 7       
captur$ & s5t to conc5tration camps2    
,:]eas aft] ! conclusion ( ! w>1 _m     
,lao-,hmong soldi]s 7 ! victims ( acts (
 retribution & atrocities by ! ,pa!t    
,lao1 caus+ _m ( ! ,lao-,hmong to flee  
to neighbor+ ,?ail& & become refugees2 &
 ,:]eas beg9n+ ) ! ,city ,c\ncil (      
,gold51 ,colorado1 9 #aiie1 v>i\s ,/ate 

& local gov]nm5ts h issu$ proclamations 
decl>+ ,july #bb z ,lao-,hmong          
,recognition ,day1 & ! e/abli%m5t ( a   
,national ,lao-,hmong ,recognition ,day 
w\ld recognize ! brav]y1 sacrifice1 &   
loyalty to ! ,unit$ ,/ates exhibit$ by !
 ,lao-,hmong 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7 expresses   
support = ! designation ( ,national     
,lao-,hmong ,recognition ,day2 &  7#b7  
reque/s t ! ,presid5t issue a           
proclamation call+ ^u ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,lao-,hmong  
,recognition ,day ) appropriate         
c]emonies & activities4