Vermont H.C.R. 116: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2017 University of Vermont Catamounts America East championship men's basketball team

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No. R-140. House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
conclusion of the Vietnam War.
(H.C.R.116)
Offered by Representatives Hango of Berkshire, Morgan, M. of Milton, Arsenault of
Williston, Austin of Colchester, Bailey of Hyde Park, Bartholomew of Hartland, Bartley
of Fairfax, Berbeco of Winooski, Birong of Vergennes, Bishop of Colchester, Black of
Essex, Bluemle of Burlington, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Bosch of Clarendon, Boutin of
Barre City, Boyden of Cambridge, Brady of Williston, Branagan of Georgia, Brown of
Richmond, Burditt of West Rutland, Burke of Brattleboro, Burkhardt of South
Burlington, Burrows of West Windsor, Burtt of Cabot, Campbell of St. Johnsbury,
Canfield of Fair Haven, Carris-Duncan of Whitingham, Casey of Montpelier, Casey of
Hubbardton, Chapin of East Montpelier, Charlton of Chester, Christie of Hartford, Cina
of Burlington, Coffin of Cavendish, Cole of Hartford, Conlon of Cornwall, Cooper of
Pownal, Corcoran of Bennington, Cordes of Bristol, Critchlow of Colchester, Demar of
Enosburgh, Dickinson of St. Albans Town, Dobrovich of Williamstown, Dodge of Essex,
Dolan of Essex Junction, Dolgin of St. Johnsbury, Donahue of Northfield, Duke of
Burlington, Durfee of Shaftsbury, Eastes of Guilford, Emmons of Springfield, Feltus of
Lyndon, Galfetti of Barre Town, Garofano of Essex, Goldman of Rockingham, Goodnow
of Brattleboro, Goslant of Northfield, Graning of Jericho, Greer of Bennington, Gregoire
of Fairfield, Harple of Glover, Harrison of Chittenden, Harvey of Castleton, Higley of
Lowell, Holcombe of Norwich, Hooper of Randolph, Hooper of Burlington, Houghton of
Essex Junction, Howard of Rutland City, Howland of Rutland Town, Hunter of
Manchester, James of Manchester, Kascenska of Burke, Keyser of Rutland City, Kimbell
of Woodstock, Kleppner of Burlington, Kornheiser of Brattleboro, Krasnow of South
Burlington, Krowinski of Burlington, Labor of Morgan, Lalley of Shelburne, LaLonde of
South Burlington, LaMont of Morristown, Laroche of Franklin, Lipsky of Stowe, Logan
of Burlington, Long of Newfane, Luneau of St. Albans City, Maguire of Rutland City,
Malay of Pittsford, Marcotte of Coventry, Masland of Thetford, McCann of Montpelier,
McCoy of Poultney, McFaun of Barre Town, McGill of Bridport, Micklus of Milton,
Mihaly of Calais, Minier of South Burlington, Morgan, L. of Milton, Morris of
Springfield, Morrissey of Bennington, Morrow of Weston, Mrowicki of Putney, Nelson
of Derby, Nielsen of Brandon, Nigro of Bennington, North of Ferrisburgh, Noyes of
Wolcott, Nugent of South Burlington, O'Brien of Tunbridge, Ode of Burlington, Oliver
of Sheldon, Olson of Starksboro, Page of Newport City, Parsons of Newbury, Pezzo of
Colchester, Pinsonault of Dorset, Pouech of Hinesburg, Powers of Waterford, Priestley of
Bradford, Pritchard of Pawlet, Quimby of Lyndon, Rachelson of Burlington, Satcowitz of
Randolph, Scheu of Middlebury, Sheldon of Middlebury, Sibilia of Dover, Southworth of
Walden, Squirrell of Underhill, Steady of Milton, Stevens of Waterbury, Stone of
Burlington, Surprenant of Barnard, Sweeney of Shelburne, Tagliavia of Corinth, Taylor
of Milton, Tomlinson of Winooski, Toof of St. Albans Town, Torre of Moretown,
Walker of Swanton, Waszazak of Barre City, Waters Evans of Charlotte, Wells of
Brownington, White of Waitsfield, White of Bethel, Winter of Ludlow, Wood of
Waterbury, and Yacovone of Morristown
Offered by Senators Collamore and Ram Hinsdale

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Whereas, the U.S. military engagement in Vietnam began in 1950, when, on the
advice of his National Security Council, President Truman authorized military aid for
French armed forces battling in Indochina, and, in July 1959, two American military
advisors were killed in a guerrilla attack, and
Whereas, as the challenges for the South Vietnamese government increased, the
American military advisory presence expanded, and
Whereas, in August 1964, while stationed off the Vietnamese coast in the Gulf of
Tonkin, the American destroyer USS Maddox sustained damage from North Vietnamese
fire, and in response, Congress adopted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, increasing
President Johnson’s authority to engage militarily in Vietnam, and
Whereas, in March 1965, the first American combat troops arrived at Da Nang, South
Vietnam, and during the following years, American forces fought bravely and at great
peril, and according to the 2021 data of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 58,281
U.S. military personnel, including 100 Vermonters, died in combat or noncombat
situations during the Vietnam War, while over 300,000 American soldiers were
wounded, and
Whereas, although a cease-fire agreement was signed in January 1973 and the last
U.S. ground troops withdrew from the country in March 1973, the Vietnam War
continued until April 30, 1975, when North Vietnam captured the South Vietnamese
capital, then known as Saigon, and the conflict concluded, and
Whe