VIETNAMESE CONFLICT related term(s) War

Articles and editorials

Every Day One Local Vietnam Veteran Picks Up Trash and Prays for Everyone Who Passes Him, E721 [23MY]

Watergate Babies—What the Congressional Class of 1974 Can Teach Us About Political Change, E1654 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 7066), H9435 [16OC]

Conran, Philip J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4920), H737 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 3469), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 5689), H3781 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 5922), H4583 [22MY]

——— extend authority to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent (see S. 3507), S6341 [26SE] (see H.R. 6941), H9150 [27SE]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4843), H553 [18JA]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 3175), S4734 [28JN]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see S. 3355), S5759 [21AU] (see H.R. 6566), H7721 [26JY]

——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 6637), H7724 [26JY]

Fall of Saigon: anniversary (see H. Res. 848), H3575 [25AP]

History: honor veterans, commemorate anniversary, and commend Vietnam Veterans Memorial and traveling ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’ exhibit (see H. Res. 821), H3147 [11AP]

James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL: designate (see H.R. 6167), H5362 [20JN]

McCain, John: establish a memorial on the Capitol Grounds (see H. Con. Res. 140), H9090 [26SE]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 619), S5954 [27AU] (see H. Res. 1047), H7781 [31AU]

Veterans: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 1150), H9568 [16NO]

Vietnam: recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties (see H. Res. 797), H2041 [22MR]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 471), S2218 [17AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend authority to establish Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (see S. 3298), S5455 [30JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 809), H3052 [29MR]

Letters

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H5618 [25JN]

——— Carlos U. Fuentes, VFW, H5618 [25JN]

——— Dana T. Atkins, Military Officers Association of America, H5618 [25JN]

——— Denise Rohan, American Legion, H5620 [25JN]

——— Garry J. Augustine, DAV, H5619 [25JN]

——— John B. Wells, Military-Veterans Advocacy, Inc., S7380 [10DE], H5619 [25JN]

——— John Rowan, Vietnam Veterans of America (organization), H5618 [25JN]

——— Keith Hall, CBO, S7383 [10DE]

——— Mike Yates and Michael J. Little, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association, H5619 [25JN]

——— Neil Van Ess, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H5619 [25JN]

——— Thomas J. Snee, Fleet Reserve Association, H5620 [25JN]

Lists

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization) members, S7047 [15NO]

Papers

From Conflict to Compromise—The Normalization of Relations Between the United States of America and Vietnam: Catherine Kennedy, E834 [13JN]

Poems

‘‘With the Faith of His Fathers,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1208 [5SE]

Remarks in House

Albright, Len: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1635 [11DE]

Alex, John: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1637 [11DE]

Bost, Donald: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1638 [11DE]

Clifford, Robert A.: Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1495 [6NO]

Corning, NY: tribute to Corning-Painted Post East High School Class of 1968 Vietnamese Conflict veterans, E953 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, H4292 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H5611–H5621, H5635 [25JN], H5667 [26JN], E916 [26JN]

——— develop hospice care standards tailored to the needs of combat veterans, H4975 [7JN]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (H.R. 4716), H1450 [7MR]

——— modify presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H5617 [25JN]

District of Columbia: tribute to Rolling Thunder, Inc., annual ‘‘Ride for Freedom’’, H4724 [24MY], E765 [5JN]

History: honor veterans, commemorate anniversary, and commend Vietnam Veterans Memorial and traveling ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’ exhibit (H. Res. 821), H3155 [12AP]

Honor Flight Austin (organization): tribute, H9100 [27SE]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E270 [7MR], E814 [8JN], E1360 [2OC]

Honor Flight Southern Florida (organization): tribute, H8162 [12SE]

Hopewell Township, PA: tribute to street sign to commemorate MIA status of Doyle Lynn, H8881 [25SE]

James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL: designate (H.R. 6167), H10081 [11DE]

Kins, Charles: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1666 [13DE]

McCain, John: tribute (H. Res. 1047), H7779 [31AU], H7914–H7917 [6SE]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Military Hall of Fame (organization) inductees, E517 [24AP]

Painted Post, NY: tribute to Corning-Painted Post West High School Class of 1968 Vietnamese Conflict veterans, E953 [29JN]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Office of Education and Dept. of Veteran’s Services Operation Recognition Program class of 2018, E1523 [14NO]

Space Coast Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1387 [9OC]

Veterans: tribute to Illinois 16th District Congressional Veteran Commendation recipients, E1129 [7AU]

Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America, Inc.: tribute, E1482 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2830 [22MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to Idaho National Guard 116th Combat Engineer Battalion, S6053 [6SE]

Canley, John L.: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 4641), S170 [11JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S7380–S7383 [10DE], S7424 [11DE], S7553 [13DE], S7761 [18DE], S7835–S7837 [19DE]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (H.R. 299), unanimous-consent request, S7379, S7380 [10DE], S7835 [19DE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1179), S2721 [16MY]

Honor Flight Huntington (organization): tribute, S6137 [12SE]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S1836 [20MR], S4964 [16JY], S7047 [15NO]

James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL: designate (H.R. 6167), S7897 [19DE]

McCain, John: tribute (S. Res. 619), S5956 [27AU]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 471), S2225 [17AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend authority to establish Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (S. 3298), S5457 [30JY]

Reports filed

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 785), S7275 [4DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 785) (S. Rept. 115–451), S7989 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clarification of Presumptions Relating to Exposure of Certain Veterans Who Served in the Vicinity of Vietnam: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 299) (H. Rept. 115–680), H4241 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1047, tribute to John McCain, H7779 [31AU]

H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H5611–H5614 [25JN]

H.R. 6167, James William Robinson, Jr., Memorial Post Office Building, Westmont, IL, H10081 [11DE]

S. 3298, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act, S5457 [30JY]

S. Res. 471, Vietnam Veterans Day, S2222 [17AP]

S. Res. 619, tribute to John McCain, S5956 [27AU]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H1171 [14FE]

McCain, John, S5941–S5951 [27AU], S5961–S5974, S5976–S5980, S5982–S5987, S5994–S6005 [28AU], S6011–S6013, S6018–S6022, S6026 [4SE], E1181 [28AU], E1207 [5SE], E1220 [7SE]