H.R. No. 72 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On January 31, 1968, in violation of a lunar new year 
truce, 80,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched the 
massive Tet Offensive, attacking 105 cities and towns throughout 
South Vietnam; and
	WHEREAS, Although taken by surprise, American troops 
acquitted themselves well in innumerable instances of bitter, close 
combat, eventually repelling the attacks and wrecking the Viet Cong 
as an effective fighting force; Tet cost 81,000 lives, including 
those of 14,300 civilians and 3,895 Americans; and
	WHEREAS, The Center for Military History is an organization 
composed of active military personnel, reservists, and veterans 
committed to presenting the history of America's fighting men and 
women through university-level symposiums, general public forums, 
and public high school educational programs; in addition, the 
center is dedicated to preserving military history through an 
ongoing oral history project that will serve as the foundation for 
future booklets that profile American veterans as role models; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the Center for Military History are 
gathering in Austin on January 30, 2003, to commemorate the 35th 
anniversary of what General Norman Schwarzkopf has called the major 
battle of the Vietnam War; and
	WHEREAS, The courage displayed by Tet veterans exemplifies 
the best qualities of the almost nine million U.S. military 
personnel who were involved in the Vietnam War and the general 
Southeast Asia conflict between 1961 and 1975; their bravery and 
the tremendous personal hardships they endured are truly worth 
remembering and are deserving of recognition by every American; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor American veterans of the 1968 Tet 
Offensive on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of that assault; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the Center for Military History as an expression of 
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                         Noriega

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 72 was adopted by the House on January 
27, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House