A resolution introduced by Rep. Linda
Sánchez, D-Lakewood, that would recognize thousands of Vietnam War veterans for their service passed the U.S. House of Representatives today.
H.Res. 234 designates March 30, 2009 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day."
H.Res. 234 designates March 30, 2009 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day."
"With this legislation, we can help provide Vietnam veterans the heroes' welcome they deserve, but that too many never received," Sánchez said in a statement. "While today's resolution may seem like a small gesture--and when compared to what our soldiers and their families sacrificed, it certainly is--it will serve to remind us of their service to our country."
In a speech on the floor of the House
of Representatives today, Sánchez urged her colleagues to support
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