IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 401 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. PERRY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Day’’. 
Whereas the Vietnam War was fought in the Republic of 
South Vietnam from 1961 to 1975, and involved North 
Vietnamese regular forces and Viet Cong guerrilla forces 
in armed conflict with the Armed Forces of the United 
States, allies of the United States, and the armed forces 
of the Republic of Vietnam; 
Whereas the Armed Forces of the United States became in-
volved in Vietnam because the Government of the United 
States wanted to provide direct military support to the 
Government of South Vietnam to defend itself against 
the growing communist threat from North Vietnam; 
Whereas members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
began serving in an advisory role to the Government of 
the Republic of South Vietnam in 1950; 
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•HRES 401 IH 
Whereas, as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incidents on Au-
gust 2 and 4, 1964, Congress overwhelmingly passed the 
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (Public Law 88–408) on Au-
gust 7, 1964, which provided the authority to the Presi-
dent of the United States to prosecute the war against 
North Vietnam; 
Whereas, in 1965, ground combat units of the Armed Forces 
of the United States arrived in Vietnam; 
Whereas, by September 1965, there were more than 129,000 
United States troops in Vietnam, and, by 1969, a peak 
of approximately 543,000 troops was reached; 
Whereas, on January 27, 1973, the Agreement Ending the 
War and Restoring Peace in Viet-Nam (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Paris Peace Accords’’) was signed by the United 
States, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the Republic 
of Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Govern-
ment of the Republic of South Vietnam, which required 
the release of all United States prisoners of war held in 
North Vietnam and the withdrawal of the 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 regular 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 Vietnam and more 
than 300,000 members suffered injuries; 
Whereas, in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedi-
cated in the District of Columbia to commemorate those 
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•HRES 401 IH 
(A) provide the appreciation veterans of 
the Vietnam War deserve, but did not receive 
upon returning home from the war; 
(B) demonstrate the resolve that never 
again shall the people of the United States dis-
regard or denigrate a generation of veterans; 
(C) promote awareness of the faithful serv-
ice and contributions of the veterans of the 
Vietnam War during military service as well as 
to the communities of the veterans since return-
ing home; 
(D) promote awareness of the importance 
of entire communities empowering veterans and 
the families of veterans in helping the veterans 
readjust to civilian life after military service; 
and 
(E) promote opportunities for veterans of 
the Vietnam War to assist younger veterans re-
turning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 
in rehabilitation from wounds, both seen and 
unseen, and to support the reintegration of 
younger veterans into civilian life. 
Æ 
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