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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 43 |
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| 5 | 5 | | May 12, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SNYDER and SPIROS, cosponsored by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Senator TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee on Rules. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao V eterans Day and honoring the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam |
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| 10 | 10 | | War. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Whereas, during the Vietnam War, the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Armed Forces recruited, organized, trained, and assisted Hmong-Lao forces to |
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| 13 | 13 | | combat the North Vietnamese Army and Pathet Lao forces; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | Whereas, thousands of Hmong-Lao people courageously fought alongside |
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| 15 | 15 | | Americans throughout the Vietnam War and, facing harsh retribution from the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Vietnamese and Lao governments following the war's end, many were ultimately |
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| 17 | 17 | | forced to flee their homes; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas, on May 14, 1975, the last of the Hmong-Lao soldiers and their |
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| 19 | 19 | | families fled Laos for the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand to later resettle in |
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| 20 | 20 | | communities throughout the United States, including Wisconsin, and today, our |
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| 21 | 21 | | state is home to a significant number of Hmong-Lao veterans; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2023 - 2024 Legislature |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas, in accordance with 2021 Wisconsin Act 31, May 14 of every year is |
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| 40 | 40 | | designated as a day to thank Hmong-Lao veterans in Wisconsin for their service and |
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| 41 | 41 | | sacrifice, recall their accomplishments, and encourage schools to include their |
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| 42 | 42 | | military service in discussions and curriculums surrounding the Vietnam War; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas, the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America (WLVA) has established |
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| 44 | 44 | | chapters throughout our state to serve local communities and educate the public |
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| 45 | 45 | | about the contributions of our Hmong-Lao veterans during the Vietnam War; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | Whereas, today, the state of Wisconsin joins the WLVA and all Wisconsinites in |
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| 47 | 47 | | reflecting on the tremendous, and too often overlooked, heroism and sacrifice of |
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| 48 | 48 | | Hmong-Lao veterans in our state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 49 | | Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the |
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| 50 | 50 | | Wisconsin Legislature recognize May 14, 2023, as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and pay |
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| 51 | 51 | | tribute to those Hmong-Lao veterans who honorably and bravely served alongside |
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| 52 | 52 | | the United States in the Vietnam War. |
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