HR963 - Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of South Vietnam at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.

      H.R. No. 963       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the fall   of South Vietnam and the subsequent emigration of hundreds of   thousands of Vietnamese refugees, many of whom settled in the   United States; and          WHEREAS, On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops occupied   Saigon, bringing a final end to the Vietnam War, during which   American service personnel fought alongside South Vietnamese   troops to oppose the communist forces of North Vietnam and their   allies; during the course of the conflict, more than 58,000   American service members lost their lives and over 100,000 were   seriously wounded; losses among South Vietnamese forces are   estimated at a quarter of a million killed and perhaps as many badly   injured, and countless civilians perished; and          WHEREAS, American military involvement in the war ended with   the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973; a small   number of U.S. troops remained in South Vietnam to guard the   American Embassy in Saigon, but the last of those were withdrawn in   April 1975, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on the city; in   the days before Saigon fell, more than 100,000 Vietnamese were   evacuated to the United States, including military personnel and   others whose previous associations made them targets of the Viet   Cong and North Vietnamese; and          WHEREAS, Over the ensuing decade, the Communists tightened   their grip on the country and hundreds of thousands more people   fled; and          WHEREAS, Despite challenges, a multitude of Vietnamese   emigrants were able to establish new lives in other countries;   those settling in the United States were aided by the generous   efforts of the many Americans who extended a helping hand, and   vibrant Vietnamese communities began to take root in cities across   the nation; by 2021, this population had reached approximately   1.9 million and constituted the fourth-largest Asian immigrant   group in the nation; Texas is now home to almost 300,000 Vietnamese   Americans, who have made substantial contributions in the areas of   business, education, public service, science, medicine, the arts,   and many other aspects of society; and          WHEREAS, The observance of this somber anniversary reminds us   of the magnitude of the sacrifices made and hardships endured in the   quest for freedom, and we pay tribute to those whose lives were lost   and recognize the courage and determination of the Vietnamese   people who came to these shores in search of a better life; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of   South Vietnam at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.     Vo     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 963 was adopted by the House on April   30, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House