IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 296 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam should provide former members of the Armed Forces 
of the Republic of Vietnam, who served alongside the United States 
Armed Forces in defense of their nation during the Vietnam War, with 
appropriate levels of support and services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. LOWENTHAL) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam should provide former 
members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Viet-
nam, who served alongside the United States Armed 
Forces in defense of their nation during the Vietnam 
War, with appropriate levels of support and services. 
Whereas the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces performed 
admirably during a long and difficult struggle; 
Whereas the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, despite polit-
ical and social instability formed into an effective fighting 
force with the assistance of American advisors; 
Whereas the Army of the Republic of Vietnam bore the brunt 
of early fighting during the 1968 Tet Offensive and re-
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pelled Viet Cong attacks with bravery and e´lan, in the 
words of Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, ‘‘it reacted 
strongly, quickly, and decisively. It set about the task of 
recovery with great energy’’; 
Whereas the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces displayed an 
ability to conduct independent offensive operations and 
determined resistance against incursion on multiple occa-
sions; 
Whereas 275,000 Republic of Vietnam servicemembers lost 
their lives during the Vietnam War in defense of their 
nation; 
Whereas after the Fall of Saigon, many South Vietnamese 
veterans spent a decade or more in incarceration or re- 
education camps; 
Whereas veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, 
and their families, have during the more than four dec-
ades since the conclusion of the war comported them-
selves respectably and contributed importantly as citizens 
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; 
Whereas, as many as 15,000 South Vietnamese veterans still 
reside in Vietnam, surviving with little support or ac-
knowledgment from their government; 
Whereas those veterans and their families have in many in-
stances not been accorded support and services com-
parable to that accorded their fellow citizens; and 
Whereas cemeteries and other memorials to the fallen com-
rades of these veterans and their families have not been 
maintained and respected appropriately: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) expresses great concern that the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam fails to provide adequate sup-
port or services to thousands of South Vietnamese 
Veterans; 
(2) calls on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
provide aid to Republic of Vietnam Veterans and 
support disabled Veterans; 
(3) calls on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
recognize the service of South Vietnam’s Veterans as 
a means to heal the scars of war; 
(4) urges the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
honor their former opponents by providing for the 
maintenance and upkeep of the Binh An Cemetery 
(formerly the Bien Hoa Military Cemetery); and 
(5) calls on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
designate the Binh An Cemetery as a protected his-
toric site of cultural significance. 
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