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Proclamation 2004-35
WHEREAS 8.7 million American men and women served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Vietnam War era; and
WHEREAS 2.7 million of those soldiers, Marines, sailors, and airmen performed duties in the designated Vietnam War zone; and
WHEREAS 58, 245 of them lost their lives fighting communist expansion and defending the South Vietnamese people, including 8 from Huntsville and 1 from New Waverly, Texas; and
WHEREAS the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC honors all American veterans but is dedicated to those who served in the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall Experience is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is on display in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas during the period 4
through 7 November 2004; and
WHEREAS we thank our veterans who served in the Vietnam War and remember those who died there and whose names appear on the Wall;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the power vested in me as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
November 4-11, 2004
Be declared:
VIETNAM VETERANS APPRECIATION WEEK
in the City of Huntsville, Texas
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this the 4th day of November 2004.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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STEED SMITH, MAYOR PRO TEM