[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 34 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 34

            Relating to the observance of ``In Memory'' Day.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 1999

 Mr. Specter submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
            Relating to the observance of ``In Memory'' Day.

Whereas many of the individuals who served in the Armed Forces and in civilian 
        roles in Vietnam during the Vietnam War have since died, in part as the 
        result of illnesses and conditions associated with service in Vietnam 
        during that war;
Whereas these men and women, whose ultimate health conditions had a basis in 
        their service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, sacrificed their lives 
        for their country in a very real sense;
Whereas under criteria established by the Department of Defense, the deaths of 
        these men and women do not qualify as Vietnam War deaths;
Whereas under Department guidelines, these men and women also do not meet the 
        criteria for eligibility to have their names inscribed on the Memorial 
        Wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia;
Whereas ``In Memory'' Day was established several years ago in order to honor 
        the Americans who gave their lives in service to their country as a 
        result of service in Vietnam but had not otherwise been honored for 
        doing so;
Whereas ``In Memory'' Day is now a project of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
        Fund;
Whereas to date 633 Americans have met the criteria for eligibility to be 
        honored by the ``In Memory'' Program; and
Whereas the Americans who have been named by the ``In Memory'' Program are 
        honored each year during a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that ``In Memory'' Day should be 
observed on the third Monday in April each year, the day on which 
Patriots Day is also observed, in honor of the men and women of the 
United States whose deaths had a basis in their service in Vietnam 
during the Vietnam War and who are thereby true examples to the Nation 
of patriotism and sacrifice.
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