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| 3 | 3 | | 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, To achieve freedom in Vietnam, 58,000 American |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 servicemen and nearly 250,000 Vietnamese sacrificed their |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 lives; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, The former Republic of Vietnam flag design was |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 incorporated in the Vietnam Service Medal created by President |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 Lyndon Johnson; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 WHEREAS, The hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who have |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 resettled in the United States have made positive |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 contributions to the historical, cultural, educational, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 economic prosperity of their local communities; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans remain vigilant in opposing |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 tyranny of all forms, actively supporting human rights for all |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 people and celebrating the principles of democracy, justice, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 and tolerance; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam, with |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 three red stripes upon a field of gold, symbolizes the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 resilience, freedom, and democracy of Vietnamese Americans in |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 the United States; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, Vietnamese Americans in the United States embrace |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 the flag as a uniting symbol; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 WHEREAS, The flag of the former Republic of Vietnam has |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 been formally recognized by 20 states, 15 counties, and 85 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 cities; therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 we recognize the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam as the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 official symbol of the Vietnamese American community in the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 State of Illinois and the United States; and be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 RESOLVED, That we recognize the flag of the former |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 Republic of Vietnam as a symbol of hope, love, and freedom for |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 the Vietnamese American community in Illinois; and be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 further |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 RESOLVED, That we honor the contributions of Vietnamese |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 Americans to the State over the last 50 years; and be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 further |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 RESOLVED, That we honor and recognize the contributions of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Vietnam; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19 and be it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens of Illinois to |
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| 61 | 61 | | 1 call for freedom, human rights, and democracy in Vietnam. |
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