Bill Text: DE SCR19 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 29, 2019 As "national Vietnam War Veterans Day In Delaware.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-17)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-28 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR19 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2019-SCR19-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Sen. Delcollo & Rep. Carson & Rep. Jaques
Sens. Bonini, Brown, Cloutier, Ennis, Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Lockman, Lopez, McBride, McDowell, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Poore, Richardson, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. Baumbach, Brady, Briggs King, Bush, Chukwuocha, Dorsey Walker, Dukes, Griffith, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Q. Johnson, Kowalko, Lynn, Morris, Osienski, Ramone, D. Short, Spiegelman, Viola, Yearick

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19

RECOGNIZING MARCH 29, 2019 AS "NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY” IN DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, National Vietnam War Veterans Day is to honor and thank our Nation’s Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice; and

WHEREAS, this day also aims to highlight the service of the Armed Forces and support organizations during the war, pay tribute to wartime contributions at home by American citizens, highlight technology, science and medical advances made during the war, and recognize contributions by our Allies; and

WHEREAS, about 9.2 million Americans served between November 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975; and

WHEREAS, there are 58,318 names memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in our Nation’s capital; and

WHEREAS, at least 304,000 of those who served were wounded during their service; and

WHEREAS, 1,253 of those who served are Missing in Action and have not returned home; and

WHEREAS, there were about 2,500 Prisoners of War during this time; and

WHEREAS, about 2.8 million of those who served were exposed to the poisonous chemical, Agent Orange, with many still affected by this exposure; and

WHEREAS, March 29th was chosen as the date of recognition and thanks because March 29, 1973 was the day Military Assistance Command Vietnam was deactivated;

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 150th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House concurring therein, that March 29, 2019 is hereby recognized as “National Vietnam War Veterans Day” in Delaware

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes March 29, 2019 as "National Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Delaware.

Author: Senator Delcollo