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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, To achieve freedom in Vietnam, 58,000 American | ||||||
| 3 | servicemen and nearly 250,000 Vietnamese sacrificed their | ||||||
| 4 | lives; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The former Republic of Vietnam flag design was | ||||||
| 6 | incorporated in the Vietnam Service Medal created by President | ||||||
| 7 | Lyndon Johnson; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who have | ||||||
| 9 | resettled in the United States have made positive | ||||||
| 10 | contributions to the historical, cultural, educational, and | ||||||
| 11 | economic prosperity of their local communities; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans remain vigilant in opposing | ||||||
| 13 | tyranny of all forms, actively supporting human rights for all | ||||||
| 14 | people and celebrating the principles of democracy, justice, | ||||||
| 15 | and tolerance; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with | ||||||
| 17 | three red stripes upon a field of gold, symbolizes the | ||||||
| 18 | resilience, freedom, and democracy of Vietnamese Americans in | ||||||
| 19 | the United States; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans in the United States embrace | ||||||
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| 1 | the flag as a uniting symbol; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam has | ||||||
| 3 | been formally recognized by 20 states, 15 counties, and 85 | ||||||
| 4 | cities; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we recognize the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam as the | ||||||
| 8 | official symbol of the Vietnamese American community in the | ||||||
| 9 | State of Illinois and the United States; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the flag of the former | ||||||
| 11 | Republic of Vietnam as a symbol of hope, love, and freedom for | ||||||
| 12 | the Vietnamese American community in Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That we honor the contributions of Vietnamese | ||||||
| 15 | Americans to the State over the last 50 years; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That we honor and recognize the contributions of | ||||||
| 18 | the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Vietnam; | ||||||
| 19 | and be it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens of Illinois to | ||||||
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| 1 | call for freedom, human rights, and democracy in Vietnam. | ||||||