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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 778 

Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war 

and expressing regret for the mistreatment of veterans returning home 

from the war. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 30, 2024 

Mr. SULLIVAN submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the 

Vietnam war and expressing regret for the mistreatment 

of veterans returning home from the war. 

Whereas members of the Armed Forces of the United States 

began serving in an advisory role to the Republic of Vietnam in 1955; 

Whereas, in 1965, ground combat units of the Armed Forces 

of the United States arrived in the Republic of Vietnam 

to join approximately 23,000 personnel of the Armed 

Forces who were already present there; 

Whereas, by 1969, the number of such troops reached a peak 

of over 537,000, including members of the Armed Forces 

in the region who were supporting the combat operations; 


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Whereas, on January 27, 1973, the Agreement on Ending 

the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Paris Peace Accords’’) was signed, which 

required the release of all prisoners of war of the United 

States held in North Vietnam and the withdrawal of all 

Armed Forces of the United States from South Vietnam; 

Whereas, on March 29, 1973, the Armed Forces of the 

United States completed the withdrawal of combat units 

and combat support units from South Vietnam; 

Whereas, on April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, effectively 

placing South Vietnam under Communist control; 

Whereas more than 58,000 members of the Armed Forces of 

the United States lost their lives in the Vietnam war, and 

more than 153,000 members of the Armed Forces of the 

United States were wounded in Vietnam; 

Whereas many thousands of veterans of the Vietnam war 

were exposed to Agent Orange and other harmful herbicides during the course of their service, carrying home 

delayed wounds of toxic exposure at the highest rate of 

any generation of veterans before; 

Whereas the Vietnam war was an extremely divisive issue in 

the United States, as a result of certain biased and 

shameful attacks from some in media and academia, politicians, and many others; 

Whereas some opponents of the war did not limit their opposition to normal political discourse, but engaged in violent 

protests, including the targeting of Reserve Officers’ 

Training Corps facilities and recruiting stations, and the 

bombing of the Army Mathematics Research Center at 

the University of Wisconsin-Madison; 


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Whereas members of the Armed Forces who served bravely 

and faithfully for the United States during the Vietnam 

war were repeatedly targeted with shameful personal attacks for their service as the result of decisions that were 

beyond their control; and 

Whereas Vietnam Veterans Day is observed each year on 

March 29, marking the anniversary of the withdrawal of 

combat troops from Vietnam: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the extraordinary sacrifice of vet3 erans of the Vietnam war and commends them, and 

4 their families, for their unwavering and courageous 

5 sacrifice to the United States; 

6 (2) expresses urgent support for increased edu7 cation in the schools of the United States to better 

8 reflect the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the 

9 Vietnam war and the lack of support back home; 

10 (3) urges the President to formally acknowledge 

11 the widespread mistreatment of many veterans of 

12 the Vietnam war as part of the ongoing Vietnam 

13 War Commemoration; and 

14 (4) expresses regret for the mistreatment of 

15 veterans and their families during and after the war. 

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