Full Text of SR0812 96th General Assembly
SR0812 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Many Vietnam War Veterans' service has gone | 3 |
| unnoticed for decades and deserves honorable recognition; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, In 1965, United States Armed Forces ground combat | 5 |
| units were deployed to Vietnam with peak involvement of around | 6 |
| 500,000 troops in 1969; and
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| WHEREAS, In March 30, 1973, the United States had withdrawn | 8 |
| all of its troops from Vietnam, but not before the United | 9 |
| States Armed Forces lost more than 58,000 soldiers and had more | 10 |
| than 300,000 wounded soldiers; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 3,000 Illinoisans were killed or | 12 |
| listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War; and
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| WHEREAS, Soldiers of the United States Armed Forces served | 14 |
| not only loyally but courageously and deserve honorable | 15 |
| acknowledgment on this and all Memorial Days; and
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| WHEREAS, The Patriot Committee of Dundee Township in | 17 |
| Carpentersville, has organized, "Welcome Home Tribute for our | 18 |
| Vietnam Veterans" for all members of the United States Armed | 19 |
| Forces who served during the Vietnam War; and
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| WHEREAS, This tribute will include a Healing Field | 2 |
| dedicated to honoring service men and women declared Prisoners | 3 |
| of War or Missing in Action during the Vietnam War; therefore, | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim May 27 | 7 |
| through May 31, 2010, as the "Welcome Home tribute for our | 8 |
| Vietnam Veterans" weekend in Carpentersville; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, We recognize the Patriot Committee of Dundee | 10 |
| Township, their volunteers, and sponsors for all of their hard | 11 |
| work and dedication to organizing this tribute to Vietnam War | 12 |
| Veterans; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the Patriot Committee of Dundee Township.
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