IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 320 

Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation honors and salutes 

Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 25th anniversary that is being 

celebrated on Father’s Day, 2015, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

in Washington, the District of Columbia. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2015 

Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. JONES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation 

honors and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on 

its 25th anniversary that is being celebrated on Father’s 

Day, 2015, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia. 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch will celebrate its 25th 

anniversary with a weekend of remembrance in Washington, the District of Columbia, which will culminate 

with a Father’s Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans 

Memorial; 


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Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch is an organization 

representing an estimated 20,000 United States children 

whose fathers were lost in the Vietnam war; 

Whereas before the establishment of Sons and Daughters in 

Touch in 1990, there was no organization to unite and 

support those who lost their fathers in Southeast Asia; 

Whereas during the anniversary celebration, the United 

States of America Vietnam War Commemoration will recognize Gold Star ‘‘sons and daughters’’ for their service 

and sacrifice; 

Whereas the service and sacrifice of those who died or remain 

missing as a result of the war in Southeast Asia and the 

families and children they left behind deserve recognition 

and honor; 

Whereas their fathers served in every branch of the United 

States Armed Forces, at every rank, and in every battle 

of the most contentious war in United States history; 

Whereas their fathers are now remembered on every panel 

across the span of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 

Washington, the District of Columbia; 

Whereas an unprecedented bond between these Gold Star 

‘‘sons and daughters’’ and the Nation’s Vietnam veterans 

demonstrates a lasting commitment to honor those who 

fought in the Vietnam War; 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch is committed to furthering the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and 

the establishment of the Education Center at the Wall to 

be constructed there; 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch is to be commended 

for its resiliency in confronting this painful childhood loss 


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as its works with TAPS and similar organizations to assist America’s youngest Gold Star children; 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch actively supports the 

fullest possible accounting for our missing and unaccounted-for servicemen and civilians, and it stands in 

support of the families seeking answers about their loved 

ones, as well as efforts of the United States to obtain 

them; 

Whereas the members of Sons and Daughters in Touch are 

now grown, living in every State, and contributing to the 

diverse fabric of the United States; 

Whereas many of these ‘‘children’’ followed their fathers in 

to military service, often rising to the highest ranks in 

the United States Armed Forces; 

Whereas today, after Gold Star Mothers and American Gold 

Star Wives, Sons and Daughters in Touch is the oldest 

Gold Star family organization in the United States; 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch continues to fulfill its 

mission of locating, uniting, and supporting America’s 

Gold Star ‘‘sons and daughters’’ from the Vietnam war; 

Whereas representatives from all Gold Star families, including from Vietnam, Korea, World War II, and from the 

United States more recent conflicts, will participate in 

the 25th anniversary celebration; 

Whereas the United States youngest Gold Star children have 

lost fathers and mothers who served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch is working with other 

Gold Star family organizations to set an example, and explain what life holds for the youngest Gold Star children; 


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Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch serves as an example 

to current and future generations of Gold Star families 

as they bear the painful burden resulting from selfless 

sacrifices made by their fathers and mothers in wartime 

service to the Nation, and Sons and Daughter in Touch 

serves as an example to all nations affected by war; and 

Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch will celebrate its 25th 

anniversary, on Father’s Day, 2015, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors and salutes Sons and Daughters in 

3 Touch on its 25th anniversary that is being cele4 brated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wash5 ington, the District of Columbia; and 

6 (2) expresses gratitude for the service and sac7 rifice of their fathers who were members of the 

8 United States Armed Forces and served in the Viet9 nam war. 

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