[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 278 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 278

 Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation supports and 
  salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th Anniversary that is 
 being held on Father's Day, 2010, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 
                 Washington, the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2010

  Mrs. Halvorson (for herself and Mr. Filner) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation supports and 
  salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th Anniversary that is 
 being held on Father's Day, 2010, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 
                 Washington, the District of Columbia.

Whereas there is virtue in remembering and honoring the service and sacrifice of 
        those who died or remain missing as a result of the war in Southeast 
        Asia and the families and children they left behind;
Whereas an estimated 20,000 American children lost fathers in the war in 
        Southeast Asia;
Whereas Father's Day is a fitting day to recognize the sacrifice and service of 
        these fallen heroes and their families;
Whereas the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the Nation's capital symbolically 
        and literally represents the men and women who gave their lives in the 
        war in Southeast Asia;
Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch (SDIT) is the only national organization 
        formed specifically to bring together and support the children and 
        families of these American heroes;
Whereas SDIT locates, unites, and supports sons, daughters, and other family 
        members of those who died or remain missing as a result of the Vietnam 
        War and promotes healing through various outreach and education efforts;
Whereas SDIT has held regular Father's Day gatherings for the past 20 years to 
        bring together such sons, daughters, wives, and other family members in 
        a spirit of honor, remembrance, and learning;
Whereas America's current military campaigns have produced a new generation of 
        Gold Star sons and daughters who have lost parents in war;
Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch is in a unique position to serve as an 
        example to current and future generations of Gold Star families as they 
        bear the painful burden resulting from the selfless sacrifices made by 
        their fathers and mothers in wartime service to the Nation, and SDIT can 
        also serve as a resilient example to all nations affected by war;
Whereas Sons and Daughters in Touch will celebrate its 20th anniversary, which 
        is being held on Father's Day, 2010, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 
        Washington, the District of Columbia; and
Whereas there is triumph, comfort, and honor in healing: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation supports and 
salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th Anniversary that is 
being held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District 
of Columbia.
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