HCR137 - Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War.

      H.C.R. No. 137       HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the   end of the Vietnam War, providing a fitting opportunity to honor the   dedicated members of the U.S. military who courageously served   their country in the conflict; and          WHEREAS, The Vietnam War pitted the communist government of   North Vietnam and its Viet Cong supporters in South Vietnam against   the South Vietnamese government and its main ally, the United   States; America's military involvement in the war officially began   in August 1964 when U.S. ships were attacked in international   waters in the Gulf of Tonkin near North Vietnam; following that   incident, the U.S. increased its military presence in South   Vietnam, and its first regular combat units arrived in the country   in March 1965; by 1969, more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel   were stationed in Vietnam; and          WHEREAS, The signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January   1973 ended direct U.S. military engagement in Vietnam, and on   April 30, 1975, the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the   North Vietnamese Army, effectively bringing the war to a close; the   conflict claimed a terrible death toll, and the names of the more   than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who lost their lives during   the war are inscribed on the wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial   in Washington, D.C.; and          WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to those   who fulfilled the highest ideals of the U.S. armed forces during the   Vietnam War, and it is indeed appropriate to reflect on their   immeasurable fortitude and valor and on the exceptional sacrifice   of all those whose lives were touched by the war; now, therefore, be   it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the   Vietnam War.     Lowe       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was adopted by the Senate on May   31, 2025, by a viva-voce vote.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor