PRINTER'S NO. 4053
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1088
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, COHEN, DRISCOLL, WARD, VEREB, ROZZI,
DEAN, TOEPEL, KINSEY, SCHEMEL, HENNESSEY, WATSON, GOODMAN,
KIM, DUSH, SONNEY, FLYNN, SCHLOSSBERG, DAVIS, MILLARD,
KIRKLAND, SAINATO, HICKERNELL, BIZZARRO, JAMES, DiGIROLAMO,
McNEILL, KAVULICH, YOUNGBLOOD, D. COSTA, LONGIETTI, KORTZ,
V. BROWN, MUSTIO, EVERETT, TOOHIL, O'BRIEN, FREEMAN, HARHART,
ROSS, A. HARRIS, MARSHALL, SCHWEYER, HARHAI, MAHONEY AND
GILLEN, OCTOBER 18, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 18, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2016 as "Agent Orange Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Vietnam War was the longest conflict in American
history in which the government of South Vietnam and its primary
ally, the United States, fought against the communist government
of North Vietnam and a South Vietnamese guerrilla force,
commonly known as the Viet Cong; and
WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War, American servicepersons
displayed heroic courage and determination under some of the
most difficult circumstances ever encountered in United States
military history; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 498,000 men and women from this
Commonwealth served during the Vietnam War era, an estimated
172,000 of whom directly participated in the war; and
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