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) sub-
mitted 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 Wash-
ington, the District of Columbia. 
Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch will celebrate its 25th 
anniversary with a weekend of remembrance in Wash-
ington, 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 rec-
ognize 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 fur-
thering 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 as-
sist America’s youngest Gold Star children; 
Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch actively supports the 
fullest possible accounting for our missing and unac-
counted-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, includ-
ing 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 Oper-
ation 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 ex-
plain 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 Vet-
erans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors and salutes Sons and Daughters in 
Touch on its 25th anniversary that is being cele-
brated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wash-
ington, the District of Columbia; and 
(2) expresses gratitude for the service and sac-
rifice of their fathers who were members of the 
United States Armed Forces and served in the Viet-
nam war. 
Æ 
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