Full Text of HR0346 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States became involved in the conflict | 3 | | between North and South
Vietnam in 1961 as an advisor to South | 4 | | Vietnam; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, United States involvement increased over the | 6 | | following decade; many citizens were called
up and drafted to | 7 | | serve in the military, including many Illinoisans; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, on March 8, 1965, 3,500 United | 9 | | States Marines were deployed as
the first U.S. ground combat | 10 | | troops to enter the conflict, and by the end of that year, | 11 | | there were
almost 200,000 ground troops in Vietnam; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The number of U.S. troops in Vietnam had doubled | 13 | | by the end of 1966 and reached
almost 500,000 by the end of | 14 | | 1967, with American troops dying at a rate of
approximately 100 | 15 | | per week; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, More than 58,000 members of the United States | 17 | | Armed Forces lost their lives in
Vietnam and more than 300,000 | 18 | | members of the Armed Forces were wounded, including nearly
| 19 | | 3,000 Illinoisans killed or listed as missing in action; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces, who |
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the United States during the | 2 | | Vietnam War, upon returning home, were caught up in the | 3 | | crossfire of
public debate about the involvement of the United | 4 | | States in the Vietnam War; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On the 50-year anniversary of the start of | 6 | | American ground combat in Vietnam,
soldiers who returned home | 7 | | are still in many ways not given the credit that they are due, | 8 | | and
those who fought, bled, and died for our country deserve | 9 | | proper recognition and appreciation; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | stand united in our strong
support of all military personnel | 13 | | who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War, no matter the
| 14 | | political affiliation and disagreements over the Vietnam War, | 15 | | and call on all Illinoisans to show
that support to all those | 16 | | who wear the uniform; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we offer our heartfelt gratitude to all | 18 | | Vietnam
veterans on the 50th anniversary of ground combat in | 19 | | Vietnam and we urge communities across
the State to consider | 20 | | appropriate expressions of support and recognition for Vietnam | 21 | | veterans
living in their midst; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Director of the Illinois
Department of | 2 | | Veterans' Affairs and the Illinois Vietnam Veterans of America.
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