[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING BLACK APRIL

  (Mrs. Kim of California was recognized to address the House for 5 
minutes.)
  Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Black April and 50 
years since the Fall of Saigon.
  Over 8.7 million Americans served during the Vietnam war, including 
2.7 million who put boots on the ground.
  We will always remember the 58,281 U.S. servicemembers who gave 
everything for freedom, and we rally with our Gold Star families and 
the loved ones of the 1,573 Americans who remain missing in action.
  Many of my constituents fled Vietnam in the Fall of Saigon and found 
their new home in Orange County in southern California. I am proud to 
have witnessed many of them becoming very successful members of our 
society, thriving in all sectors that make America great, and I am so 
proud to call many of them friends.
  Our Vietnamese-American community knows well that we cannot take 
freedom for granted.
  To our Vietnam-era veterans: Welcome home. Know that your service 
protected freedom on the world stage, and we are very grateful.

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