,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1
 #bjai,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mr4  
,manchin7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,march    
#bh1 #bjai;,committee discharged2       
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,march #bi1 #bjai1 as      
,vietnam ,veterans ,day4  ,whereas the  
,vietnam ,war was fought in the         
,republic of ,vietnam from #aiee to     
#aige and involved regular forces from  
the ,democratic ,republic of ,vietnam   
and ,viet ,cong guerrilla forces in     
armed conflict with the ,armed ,forces  
of the ,united ,states1 the armed forces
 of allies of the ,united ,states1 and  
the armed forces of the ,republic of    
,vietnam2 ,whereas the ,armed ,forces of
 the ,united ,states became involved in 
,vietnam because the ,united ,states    
,government wanted to provide direct    
support by the ,armed ,forces to the    

,government of the ,republic of ,vietnam
 to defend against the growing threat of
 ,communism from the ,democratic        
,republic of ,vietnam2 ,whereas members 
of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united    
,states began serving in an advisory    
role to the ,government of ,south       
,vietnam in #aiee2 ,whereas1 as a result
 of the incidents in the ,gulf of       
,tonkin on ,august #b and #d1 #aifd1    
,congress approved the ,gulf of ,tonkin 
,resolution 7,public ,law #hh-djh7 by an
 overwhelming majority on ,august #g1   
#aifd1 which provided to the ,president 
of the ,united ,states the authority to 
use armed force to assist the ,republic 
of ,vietnam in the defense of its       
freedom against the ,democratic         
,republic of ,vietnam2 ,whereas1 in     
#aife1 ground combat units of the ,armed
 ,forces of the ,united ,states arrived 
in the ,republic of ,vietnam to join    
approximately #bc1jjj personnel of the  
,armed ,forces who were already present 
there2 ,whereas1 by ,december #aife1    

approximately #ahd1jjj troops of the    
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states   
were in ,vietnam1 and by #aifi1 the     
number of such troops reached a peak of 
approximately #edi1ejj1 including       
members of the ,armed ,forces who were  
supporting the combat operations from   
,thailand1 ,cambodia1 ,laos1 ,japan1 the
 ,philippines1 and aboard ,navy vessels2
 ,whereas1 on ,january #bg1 #aigc1 the  
,agreement on ,ending the ,war and      
,restoring ,peace in ,viet-,nam         
7commonly known as the ,paris ,peace    
,accords7 was signed1 which required the
 release of all prisoners-of-war of the 
,united ,states held in ,north ,vietnam 
and the withdrawal of all ,armed ,forces
 of the ,united ,states from ,south     
,vietnam2 ,whereas1 on ,march #bi1      
#aigc1 the ,armed ,forces of the ,united
 ,states completed the withdrawal of    
combat units and combat support units   
from ,south ,vietnam2 ,whereas1 on      
,april #cj1 #aige1 ,north ,vietnamese   
forces captured ,saigon1 the capital of 

,south ,vietnam1 effectively placing    
,south ,vietnam under ,communist        
control2 ,whereas more than #eh1jjj     
members of the ,armed ,forces of the    
,united ,states lost their lives in the 
,vietnam ,war1 and more than #cjj1jjj   
members of the ,armed ,forces of the    
,united ,states were wounded in         
,vietnam2 ,whereas1 in #aihb1 the       
,vietnam ,veterans ,memorial ,wall was  
dedicated in the ,district of ,columbia 
to commemorate the members of the ,armed
 ,forces of the ,united ,states 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 public
 of the ,united ,states to acknowledge  
and honor the efforts and services of   
those veterans2 ,whereas members of the 
,armed ,forces who served bravely and   
faithfully for the ,united ,states      
during the ,vietnam ,war were often     

wrongly criticized for the decisions of 
policymakers that were beyond the       
control of those members2 and ,whereas  
designating ,march #bi1 #bjai1 as       
,vietnam ,veterans ,day would be an     
appropriate way to honor the members of 
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states who served in ,south ,vietnam   
and throughout ,southeast ,asia during  
the ,vietnam ,war3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates 
,march #bi1 #bjai1 as ,vietnam ,veterans
 ,day2  7#b7 honors and recognizes the  
contributions of the veterans of the    
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states   
who served in ,vietnam during war and   
during peace2  7#c7 encourages ,states  
and local governments to designate      
,march #bi1 #bjai1 as ,vietnam ,veterans
 ,day2 and  7#d7 encourages the people  
of the ,united ,states to observe       
,vietnam ,veterans ,day with appropriate
 ceremonies and activities that--  7,a7 
provide the appreciation that veterans  
of the ,vietnam ,war deserve2  7,b7     

demonstrate the resolve that the people 
of the ,united ,states shall never      
forget the sacrifices and service of a  
generation of veterans who served in the
 ,vietnam ,war2  7,c7 promote awareness 
of the faithful service and             
contributions of the veterans of the    
,vietnam ,war--  7i7 during service in  
the ,armed ,forces of the ,united       
,states2 and  7ii7 to the communities of
 the veterans since returning home2     
7,d7 promote awareness of the importance
 of entire communities empowering       
veterans and the families of veterans in
 helping the veterans readjust to       
civilian life after service in the      
,armed ,forces2 and  7,e7 promote       
opportunities for veterans of the       
,vietnam ,war--  7i7 to assist younger  
veterans returning from the wars in     
,iraq and ,afghanistan in rehabilitation
 from wounds1 both seen and unseen2 and 
7ii7 to support the reintegration of    
younger veterans into civilian life4