,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aa1         
#bjah,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the importance of the      
,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial1 its       
replica which travels in ,the ,wall     
,that ,heals exhibit1 and the           
distinguished servicemembers the        
memorials honor and commemorate4        
,whereas military involvement in        
,vietnam began in ,november #aiee when  
the ,military ,assistance and ,advisory 
,group was established in the region2   
,whereas the first ,united ,states      
casualty of the war1 ,technical         

,sergeant ,richard ,b4 ,fitzgibbon1     
,jr41 lost his life in #aief2 ,whereas  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces ground   
combat units first arrived in ,vietnam  
in #aife1 and by #aifi1 had reached a   
peak of approximately #edc1jjj troops2  
,whereas on ,march #bi1 #aigc1 the      
,united ,states ,armed ,forces completed
 the withdrawal of combat and support   
combat units from ,vietnam2 ,whereas the
 ,vietnam war was divisive and          
controversial1 and too often members of 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces came 
home1 after serving bravely and         
honorably1 to communities and a country 
conflicted about the war2 ,whereas1 in  
#aihj1 the ,congress authorized the     
,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial ,fund to   
build a national memorial to commemorate
 and honor the ,vietnam war             
servicemembers for their courage1       
sacrifice1 and devotion to duty and     
country2 ,whereas the ,vietnam ,veterans
 ,memorial in ,washington1 ,,dc1 was    
dedicated on ,november #ac1 #aihb1 and  

is visited by more than #e4f million    
people every year1 who have left more   
than #djj1jjj items of remembrance at   
the wall2 ,whereas1 on ,veterans ,day in
 #aiif1 the ,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial
 ,fund unveiled a three-quarter scale   
replica of the ,vietnam ,veterans       
,memorial1 which was designed to travel 
to communities across the country in    
order to allow people nationwide to pay 
their respects to ,vietnam war veterans2
 ,whereas the replica is #cge feet in   
length1 #g4e feet high at its tallest   
point1 and includes #adj panels1 each   
engraved with the names of fallen       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces          
servicemembers who served during the    
,vietnam war2 ,whereas the replica is   
one portion of ,the ,wall ,that ,heals  
exhibit1 which includes a mobile        
,education ,center that displays        
information on the history and legacy of
 the ,vietnam war1 ,vietnam veterans1   
and the ,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial2   
,whereas ,the ,wall ,that ,heals travels

 to approximately #ci locations each    
year1 and has visited over #fjj         
communities across the country1 allowing
 millions of visitors to pay their      
respects to the men and women who served
 during the ,vietnam war2 ,whereas over 
the course of the ,vietnam war1         
approximately #c1djc1jjj troops were    
deployed to ,southeast ,asia1 and the   
total number of veterans who served     
during the era was at least #h1gdd1jjj2 
,whereas more than #eh1jjj ,united      
,states ,armed ,forces members          
sacrificed their lives in ,vietnam and  
more than #cjj1jjj were wounded2        
,whereas there are approximately        
#g1cjj1jjj ,vietnam era veterans today1 
and approximately #i1jjj1jjj families of
 those who served during the ,vietnam   
war2 ,whereas the commemoration of the  
#ejth ,anniversary of the ,vietnam war  
began on ,memorial ,day1 #bjab1 and     
extends through ,veterans ,day1 #bjbe2  
,whereas the emotional and cultural     
impact of the ,vietnam war still        

remains1 but is remedied by appreciating
 and recognizing those who answered the 
country's call to serve2 and ,whereas   
the ,vietnam ,war ,memorial and ,the    
,wall ,that ,heals allow millions of    
people to honor1 acknowledge1 and       
express appreciation for the sacrifices 
of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces       
servicemembers and their families3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
valor and courage of the servicemembers 
who served with distinction and honor   
during the ,vietnam war2  7#b7          
commemorates the #ejth anniversary of   
the ,vietnam war2  7#c7 commends the    
,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial and ,the   
,wall ,that ,heals exhibit1 including   
all those who transport the exhibit from
 community to community1 and all those  
who visit the memorial and the exhibit  
to pay their respects and honor ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces servicemembers   
who served in ,vietnam2 and  7#d7       
encourages communities in the ,united   

,states to hold appropriate ceremonies  
and activities to honor the sacrifices  
and contributions of ,vietnam war       
servicemembers4