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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 48
5	5	May 7, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives SNYDER, KRUG, BARE, BROWN,
6	6	DONOVAN, EMERSON, HONG, JOHNSON, KAUFERT, KITCHENS, KNODL,
7	7	MCCARVILLE, MELOTIK, MIRESSE, MOSES, NEUBAUER, O'CONNOR, PALMERI,
8	8	RIVERA-WAGNER, ROE, SHEEHAN, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, TENORIO, TRANEL,
9	9	WICHGERS, WITTKE and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators TOMCZYK, TESTIN,
10	10	HABUSH SINYKIN, JACQUE, LARSON, PFAFF, RATCLIFF, SPREITZER, WALL,
11	11	WIMBERGER and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on Rules.
12	12	Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-
13	13	Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
14	14	Whereas, during the Vietnam War, the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S.
15	15	Armed Forces recruited, organized, trained, and assisted Hmong-Lao forces to
16	16	combat the North Vietnamese Army and Pathet Lao forces; and
17	17	Whereas, thousands of Hmong-Lao people courageously fought alongside
18	18	Americans throughout the Vietnam War and, facing harsh retribution from the
19	19	Vietnamese and Lao governments following the war[s end, many were ultimately
20	20	forced to flee their homes; and
21	21	Whereas, on May 14, 1975, the last of the Hmong-Lao soldiers and their
22	22	families fled Laos for the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand to later resettle in
23	23	communities throughout the United States, including Wisconsin, and today, our
24	24	state is home to a significant number of Hmong-Lao veterans; and
25	25	Whereas, in accordance with 2021 Wisconsin Act 31, May 14 of each year is
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41	41	designated as a day to thank Hmong-Lao veterans in Wisconsin for their service
42	42	and sacrifice, recall the accomplishments of Hmong-Lao veterans, and encourage
43	43	schools to include the military service of Hmong-Lao veterans in discussions and
44	44	curriculums about the Vietnam War; and
45	45	Whereas, the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America (WLVA) has established
46	46	chapters throughout our state to serve local communities and educate the public
47	47	about the contributions of our Hmong-Lao veterans during the Vietnam War; and
48	48	Whereas, today, the state of Wisconsin joins the WLVA and all Wisconsinites
49	49	in reflecting on the tremendous, and too often overlooked, heroism and sacrifice of
50	50	Hmong-Lao veterans in our state; now, therefore, be it
51	51	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of
52	52	the Wisconsin Legislature recognize May 14, 2025, and May 14, 2026, as Hmong-
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54	54	bravely served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
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