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HR0197LRB104 12769 LAW 24021 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, To achieve freedom in Vietnam, 58,000 American 

3servicemen and nearly 250,000 Vietnamese sacrificed their 

4lives; and

5 WHEREAS, The former Republic of Vietnam flag design was 

6incorporated in the Vietnam Service Medal created by President 

7Lyndon Johnson; and

8 WHEREAS, The hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who have 

9resettled in the United States have made positive 

10contributions to the historical, cultural, educational, and 

11economic prosperity of their local communities; and

12 WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans remain vigilant in opposing 

13tyranny of all forms, actively supporting human rights for all 

14people and celebrating the principles of democracy, justice, 

15and tolerance; and

16 WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with 

17three red stripes upon a field of gold, symbolizes the 

18resilience, freedom, and democracy of Vietnamese Americans in 

19the United States; and

20 WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans in the United States embrace 

HR0197- 2 -LRB104 12769 LAW 24021 r

1the flag as a uniting symbol; and

2 WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam has 

3been formally recognized by 20 states, 15 counties, and 85 

4cities; therefore, be it

5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

6HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

7we recognize the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam as the 

8official symbol of the Vietnamese American community in the 

9State of Illinois and the United States; and be it further

10 RESOLVED, That we recognize the flag of the former 

11Republic of Vietnam as a symbol of hope, love, and freedom for 

12the Vietnamese American community in Ill