PRINTER'S NO. 2337
No. 261 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, EGOLF, HERSHEY, MICHLOVIC, TIGUE,
LUCYK, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BUXTON, CAPPABIANCA, CHADWICK, CLARK,
CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, COLAIZZO, CORRIGAN, COWELL, COY, CURRY,
DALEY, DALLY, DEMPSEY, DENT, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FICHTER,
GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUITZA, HALUSKA, HARHART, HERMAN,
HUTCHINSON, ITKIN, JOSEPHS, KAISER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LYNCH,
MANDERINO, MARSICO, MASLAND, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McNAUGHTON,
MELIO, MUNDY, NAILOR, OLASZ, ORIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS, PIPPY,
READSHAW, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER,
SCRIMENTI, SERAFINI, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK, STERN,
STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WAUGH,
C. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, M. N. WRIGHT, ZUG, PLATTS, LEDERER,
KENNEY, WILT, BARD, JADLOWIEC, BUTKOVITZ, RAMOS AND
HENNESSEY, OCTOBER 6, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 6, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 In tribute to those servicepersons who served valiantly in the
2 Vietnam War and acknowledging and supporting the Moving Wall-
3 Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
4 WHEREAS, The Moving Wall-Vietnam Veterans Memorial is being
5 exhibited in Soldiers' Grove in the Capitol Complex in
6 Harrisburg beginning on October 10, 1997, with ceremonies
7 continuing through October 16, 1997; and
8 WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, American servicemen and
9 servicewomen served their country with heroic courage and
10 determination under some of the most difficult circumstances
11 ever encountered by American military personnel; and
1 WHEREAS, The Vietnam War was the longest war in our nation's
2 history, with the first reported casualty occurring on July 8,
3 1959, and the last reported casualty on May 15, 1975; and
4 WHEREAS, Over 8.5 million men and women served in the Armed
5 Forces during the Vietnam Era; 303,000 were wounded; 150,000
6 required hospitalization; and 75,000 sustained serious wounds
7 resulting in permanent impairment; and
8 WHEREAS, The original Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become
9 the most-visited monument in Washington, D.C., stirring the more
10 than 2.5 million people that visit per year; and
11 WHEREAS, The Moving Wall is a half-scale replica of the
12 Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and lists the
13 names of the 58,183 men and women who died or are listed as
14 missing in action from the Vietnam War; and
15 WHEREAS, The Moving Wall, created in 1984, has visited over
16 300 sites around the country to bring the spirit of the original
17 Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the grass roots of our nation; and
18 WHEREAS, Both the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the
19 Moving Wall are symbolic of our nation's honor and recognition
20 of the courage, sacrifice and dedication of all the men and
21 women who answered their country's call to duty during the
22 Vietnam War; therefore be it
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives pay tribute to
24 the men and women who served valiantly in the Vietnam War and
25 acknowledge and support the Moving Wall, a memorial that brings
26 this emotional event in our nation's past even closer to our
27 Commonwealth; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
29 The Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., Pennsylvania State
30 Council, Jeffrey R. White, President, Harry R. Kutchner,
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1 Treasurer, and James Andrew Thorne, Capitol Chapter 542
2 President.
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