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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize the Heyde-Pillow Veterans of 
4Foreign Wars Post 1301 on hosting a celebration honoring the 
5sacrifices of Vietnam veterans; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, For Vietnam War veterans throughout Southern 
7Illinois, the week of August 13 to 18 will be their time; the 
8week-long celebration has been named "Our Time is Now"; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Events will include a reading of names of the more 
10than 58,000 Americans who died in the war; the reading will 
11conclude August 17 at the VFW's Site of the Living Memorial, 
12the area's first Vietnam Memorial; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Employees from the Marion VA Medical Center will 
14begin reading names at 6 a.m. on August 13, until 8 p.m.; the 
15remaining readings throughout the week will be done in the same 
16format, with the Illinois names being read last on Friday, 
17August 17, concluding at noon; a ceremony will be performed at 
18the memorial site upon the reading of the names; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, The memorial bears an inscription honoring all 
20Vietnam veterans; the margins will contain the 77 names  of 
21veterans killed in action who hailed from Franklin County and 
 
 
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1continuing south to the farthest reaches of the State, 
2encompassing more than 40 communities; and
 
3    WHEREAS, As time has passed from the end of the war in 
41975, Vietnam veterans have supported each other in their fight 
5for rights and benefits; they have extended their support and 
6help to American service men and women returning from the 2 
7Iraq wars and Afghanistan; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The Vietnam veteran's  motto is "Never again will 
9one generation of veterans abandon another"; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we recognize the Heyde-Pillow VFW Post 1301 celebration 
13honoring the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the Heyde-Pillow VFW Post 1301 as an expression of 
16our esteem and respect.