First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
LLS NO. R25-0795.01 Jessica Chapman x4636
HJR25-1014
House Committees Senate Committees
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25-1014
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ONCERNING RECOGNITIO N AND REMEMBRANCE OF COLORADO101
MILITARY VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR.102
WHEREAS, United States military involvement in the Vietnam1
War began in South Vietnam in 1964 and continued throughout the2
region until 1975, involving the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong3
guerrilla forces in armed conflict with United States Armed Forces and4
the Army of the Republic of Vietnam; and5
WHEREAS, During this period, more than 2.7 million American6
soldiers, both volunteers and draftees, served tours of duty in Vietnam,7
with a total of more than 9 million active duty military personnel,8
including 11,000 women, in what was an extremely long, difficult, and9
complex war; and10
SENATE
Final Reading
February 11, 2025
HOUSE
Final Reading
February 7, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Carter and Richardson, Camacho, Armagost, Bacon, Barron, Boesenecker, Bottoms,
Bradfield, Bradley, Brown, Caldwell, Clifford, DeGraaf, Duran, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich,
Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder,
Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Martinez, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal, Pugliese, Ricks,
Rydin, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Valdez, Velasco,
Weinberg, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, Bird, Brooks, English, Garcia, Gilchrist, Lindstedt,
Luck, Mauro, Phillips, Rutinel, Sirota, Suckla, Willford
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Catlin and Mullica, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Coleman, Cutter,
Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Jodeh, Kipp,
Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton B., Pelton R.,
Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Weissman, Winter F.
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. WHEREAS, More than 58,000 members of the United States1
Armed Forces, including 623 Coloradans, lost their lives in the Vietnam2
War, and more than 300,000 Americans were wounded; in addition, more3
than 1,500 members of the United States Armed Forces are listed as4
prisoners of war or missing in action in the Vietnam War and remain5
unaccounted for, including 24 Coloradans; and6
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of7
Veterans Affairs, more than 6 million veterans of the United States8
Armed Forces who served during the Vietnam era are still alive today,9
including, as of 2020, an estimate of more than 116,000 Coloradans; and10
WHEREAS, Formal acknowledgment of Vietnam War veterans11
is as important now as ever, not only for the veterans who served but for12
all citizens; bipartisan legislation signed in 2017 permanently enshrines13
March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day; and14
WHEREAS, April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall15
of the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon to the North Vietnamese Army16
and the effective end of the Vietnam War; now, therefore,17
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth18
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:19
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That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby:21
(1) Honor the service and sacrifices of Colorado military veterans22
who served in the Vietnam War alongside South Vietnamese soldiers;23
(2) Recognize the challenges faced by many veterans, both while24
serving in the Vietnam War and upon returning home;25
(3) Express our appreciation for the fortitude of Colorado26
veterans; their activism on behalf of fellow veterans; their patriotism;27
their accomplishments and contributions; and the leadership they have28
shown their families, community organizations, and the state; and29
(4) Encourage all Coloradans to remember the sacrifices made by30
Vietnam War veterans.31
Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent32
to Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, the Adjutant General of Colorado and33
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Affairs; the United Veterans Coalition of Colorado; Project Sanctuary;2
the President of the United States Donald J. Trump; the honorable Jared3
Polis, Governor of Colorado; and each member of Colorado's4
Congressional delegation.5
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