IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 104 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2014 
Mr. MICHAUD submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
CONCURRENT 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 United States Armed Forces, allies 
of the United States, and the armed forces of the Repub-
lic of Vietnam; 
Whereas the United States Armed Forces became involved in 
Vietnam because the United States Government wanted 
to provide direct military support to the Government of 
South Vietnam to defend itself against the growing Com-
munist threat from North Vietnam; 
Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces began 
serving in an advisory role to the Government of the Re-
public of South Vietnam in 1950; 
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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, United States Armed Forces ground com-
bat units arrived in Vietnam; 
Whereas by September 1965, there were over 129,000 United 
States troops in Vietnam, and by 1969, a peak of ap-
proximately 543,000 troops was reached; 
Whereas on January 27, 1973, the Agreement Ending the 
War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Paris Peace Accords’’) was signed, which re-
quired the release of all United States prisoners-of-war 
held in North Vietnam and the withdrawal of all United 
States Armed Forces from South Vietnam; 
Whereas on March 29, 1973, the United States Armed 
Forces completed the withdrawal of combat units and 
combat support units from South Vietnam; 
Whereas more than 58,000 members of the United States 
Armed Forces lost their lives in Vietnam and more than 
300,000 members of the Armed Forces were wounded; 
Whereas in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedi-
cated in the District of Columbia to commemorate those 
members of the United States Armed Forces who died or 
were declared missing-in-action in Vietnam; 
Whereas the Vietnam War was an extremely divisive issue 
among the people of the United States and a conflict that 
caused a generation of veterans to wait too long for the 
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United States public to acknowledge and honor the ef-
forts and services of such veterans; 
Whereas members of the United States Armed Forces who 
served bravely and faithfully for the United States during 
the Vietnam War were often wrongly criticized for the 
policy decisions made by 4 presidential administrations in 
the United States; 
Whereas the establishment of a ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Day’’ 
would be an appropriate way to honor those members of 
the United States Armed Forces who served in South 
Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia during the Viet-
nam War; 
Whereas March 29 would be an appropriate day to establish 
as ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Day’’; and 
Whereas President Obama designated March 29, 2012, as 
Vietnam Veterans Day under Presidential Proclamation 
8789 (77 Fed. Reg. 20275): Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Vietnam 
Veterans Day; 
(2) encourages the President to take action 
through proclamation or other means to pay tribute, 
when appropriate, to veterans of the Vietnam War; 
and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to pay proper tribute to veterans of the Vietnam 
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War with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and ac-
tivities. 
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