[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H2239-H2240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  COMMANDOS FINALLY RECEIVING JUSTICE

  (Ms. SANCHEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, for the past year, I have been working to 
ensure that the United States Government honor a 30-year-old debt to 
former South Vietnamese Army commandos, who worked for the U.S. 
Government during the Vietnam War. And these individuals were recruited 
by the United States to cross enemy lines and fight the Communists on 
behalf of the Americans.
  Last year, Congress unanimously approved legislation to finally pay 
the 30-year-old debt, and I am very happy to announce that the long 
wait for recognition and compensation may be finally over for the 
commandos.
  To date, the Commando Compensation Board has processed 266 claims. 
One hundred forty-two commando cases have been approved, and these 
individuals are finally receiving their compensation.
  I am pleased that the U.S. Government is finally honoring their 
contracts for their years of service and for their bravery in service 
to the United States. The least we must do is keep our word.

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  I look forward to the day that all of these cases are closed and 
every single commando receives his justice.

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