SRES 117 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
A resolution commemorating the loss and suffering of the dead and wounded members of the Armed Forces occasioned by the war in Vietnam.
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EnactedLatest: Measure passed Senate.(1973-05-21)
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Declares that the United States Senate mourns the death of the courageous Americans who gave their lives and served in Vietnam, commemorates their memory, and recognizes its obligation especially to those Americans returned with broken and dismembered bodies who shall be imprisoned the rest of their lives as a result of these tragic hostilities. Declares that the United States Senate shall dedicate itself to the debt it owes these Americans and shall look to them as a living reminder of the tragedy of the Vietnam conflict. Provides that on Memorial Day, May 28, 1973, special commemoration be accorded the 359,879 dead and wounded members of the Armed Forces whose loss and suffering were occasioned by the war in Vietnam.…
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