[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           IN HONOR OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY OF CLEVELAND

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember one of the most 
historic days in Vietnam history and to honor the numerous agencies and 
churches that helped thousands of refugees adapt to a new life in the 
greater Cleveland Area.
  Mr. Speaker, April 30, 1975, represents one of the most historic 
dates in the history of Vietnam. It was on this date, twenty-six years 
ago, the communist troops completed their conquest of Vietnam. Mr. 
Speaker today, twenty-six years later, I rise to honor the memory of 
the 500,000 South Vietnamese soldiers and the 58,135 American service 
personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom and 
the defense of democracy in the conflict.
  Mr. Speaker, today I also rise to join the Vietnamese Community of 
Cleveland to congratulate and thank the many agencies and churches in 
the Cleveland area for their outstanding efforts in providing much 
needed assistance to the Vietnamese refugees as they adapted to their 
lives in Cleveland. They represent the very best that Cleveland has to 
offer, and their assistance to the thousands of refugees has helped the 
Vietnamese Community grow.
  I ask my fellow colleagues to join me in rising on this special day, 
to honor the memory of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who 
gave their life in the name of freedom and to thank, with the 
Vietnamese Community of Great Cleveland, the many agencies and churches 
that helped improve the lives of thousands of Vietnamese refugees.

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