H.R. No. 840
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Americans have served courageously in every war they
  have been summoned to fight, and those who saw duty in Southeast
  Asia during the Vietnam War are deserving of acknowledgment for
  their steadfast efforts during that long and difficult conflict;
  and
         WHEREAS, After France withdrew from Vietnam in 1954, the
  United States moved to support the creation of an anti-Communist
  government in the southern part of the country; along with sending
  military aid, the United States also sent advisors to help train the
  South Vietnamese Army; in 1959, two such advisors became the first
  American military personnel to be killed in Vietnam when they died
  at the hands of Communist guerillas; and
         WHEREAS, Two years later, in May 1961, President John F.
  Kennedy sent the first Green Beret advisors to South Vietnam to
  assist its army in developing a counterinsurgency capability; by
  the end of 1964, the number of American advisors in South Vietnam
  had grown to 23,000; and
         WHEREAS, In August 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin
  Resolution, giving the president of the United States broad powers
  to wage war; early the next year, the Vietcong launched a series of
  attacks throughout South Vietnam; in response to the deteriorating
  situation, 3,500 U.S. Marines were dispatched to that country, the
  first American ground combat troops to be deployed there; at the
  same time, the United States began an intensive bombing campaign
  against North Vietnam; and
         WHEREAS, The number of U.S. troops in Vietnam continued to
  rise until it peaked at 543,400 in 1969; by that time, the number of
  Americans killed in the struggle surpassed the number of Americans
  lost in the Korean War; the United States fought on in Vietnam until
  the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973; two
  months later, on March 29, the last American troops in Vietnam
  withdrew from the country; and
         WHEREAS, In addition to ending American military involvement
  in Vietnam, the peace agreement provided for the exchange of
  prisoners; during the war, most American POWs were held at camps in
  North Vietnam, but some were imprisoned in South Vietnam, Laos,
  Cambodia, and China; Operation Homecoming, the repatriation effort
  mounted by the United States, returned 566 military personnel and
  25 civilians over the course of February and March 1973; today,
  approximately 1,700 Americans remain unaccounted for, most of whom
  are presumed or known to have died; and
         WHEREAS, Altogether, 3.4 million members of the U.S. military
  served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and nearly 2.6
  million saw duty in South Vietnam itself; more than 58,000 American
  service members, including nearly 3,500 from Texas, lost their
  lives in the war, and over 150,000 were seriously injured; and
         WHEREAS, The men and women who served this country in the
  Vietnam War, including those veterans who are members of the Texas
  House of Representatives, are deserving of their fellow citizens'
  deep respect and gratitude, and it is indeed fitting that a special
  day be set aside to honor their bravery, their devotion to duty, and
  their immeasurable sacrifice; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 29, 2011, as Vietnam Veterans
  Day in the State of Texas and encourage all citizens of the Lone
  Star State to join in observing this solemn day of tribute and
  commemoration.
 
  Smith of Harris
  Berman
  Zedler
  Farias
  White
  Price
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 840 was adopted by the House on March
  29, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House