PRINTER'S NO. 473
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 58
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, ROBINSON, PENNYCUICK, PHILLIPS-HILL,
MARTIN, ARGALL, BROOKS, HUTCHINSON, LANGERHOLC, VOGEL, BROWN,
TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA AND SANTARSIERO, MARCH 25, 2025
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 25, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing March 29, 2025, as "Vietnam War Veterans Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Senate joins in paying tribute to United States
4 military personnel called to active duty between November 1,
5 1955, and May 15, 1975, whether in-country, in-theater or
6 deployed elsewhere in support of operations in Southeast Asia;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, More than 9 million Americans were on active duty
9 during that period, with an estimated 2.7 million serving in-
10 country or in-waters; and
11 WHEREAS, More than 58,000 service members, including nearly
12 3,150 Pennsylvanians, were killed in action; and
13 WHEREAS, More than 300,000 Americans were wounded; and
14 WHEREAS, A reported 2,500 Americans were held as prisoners of
15 war; and
16 WHEREAS, The United States Department of Defense has
17 indicated that 1,587 Americans are unaccounted for in Southeast
 1 Asia; and
2 WHEREAS, In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated
3 in the District of Columbia to commemorate those members of the
4 United States Armed Forces who died or were declared missing in
5 action in Vietnam; and
6 WHEREAS, In 2012, a presidential proclamation designated
7 March 29 as the annual observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, In 2017, the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act
10 was signed into law, designating March 29 as National Vietnam
11 War Veterans Day and amending the United States Flag Code to
12 include it as a day on which the flag should be flown; and
13 WHEREAS, On October 29, 2024, Senate Bill 1160 was signed
14 into law as Act 124 of 2024, following its unanimous support in
15 the General Assembly; and
16 WHEREAS, Act 124 designates March 29 of each year as Vietnam
17 War Veterans Day in the Commonwealth and requires the Governor
18 to issue an annual proclamation encouraging all public schools
19 and educational institutions to observe the day by recognizing
20 the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam War and
21 honoring their sacrifices; and
22 WHEREAS, On this day, we honor and give thanks for the
23 service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans and their families
24 and for the valor of service members killed or missing in
25 action; therefore be it
26 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize March 29, 2025, as
27 "Vietnam War Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
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