Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR43 Compare Versions

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