H.R. No. 1545

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 76 in San Antonio
	is hosting a ceremony on March 28, 2015, in recognition of Vietnam
	Veterans Day; and
	WHEREAS, One of the oldest posts in the Lone Star State, VFW
	Post No. 76 annually marks this observance, which commemorates the
	anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. armed forces from Vietnam on
	March 29, 1973; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the U.S. armed forces were initially sent
	to South Vietnam in an advisory capacity in 1961; the first American
	ground combat units arrived there in 1965, and by 1969
	approximately 543,000 U.S. troops were serving in that country; by
	the time the war ended in April 1975, more than three million
	Americans had seen duty in Southeast Asia; and
	WHEREAS, The Vietnam War claimed the lives of more than
	58,000 members of the U.S. armed forces, including over 3,400
	Texans; more than 2,500 American servicemen were taken prisoner,
	and an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 were counted as missing in action;
	and
	WHEREAS, Americans owe a lasting debt of gratitude and
	remembrance to the men and women who served this country in Vietnam,
	and this event pays fitting tribute to those military personnel for
	their brave and steadfast efforts and immeasurable sacrifice in one
	of the most difficult wars in this nation's history; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the Vietnam Veterans Day
	celebration at VFW Post No. 76 in San Antonio and extend to the
	event's organizers and participants sincere best wishes for a
	meaningful and memorable observance; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for VFW Post No. 76 as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Martinez Fischer
	Straus González Paddie
	Allen Guerra Parker
	Alonzo Guillen Paul
	Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
	Anchia Harless Phelan
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
	Ashby Howard Price
	Aycock Huberty Raney
	Bell Hughes Raymond
	Bernal Hunter Reynolds
	Blanco Isaac Riddle
	Bohac Israel Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
	Burns Keough Rose
	Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
	Button King of Parker Schaefer
	Canales King of Taylor Schofield
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
	Clardy Klick Shaheen
	Coleman Koop Sheets
	Collier Krause Sheffield
	Cook Kuempel Simmons
	Craddick Landgraf Simpson
	Crownover Larson Smith
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
	Dale Leach Spitzer
	Darby Longoria Springer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
	Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
	Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farias Miles VanDeaver
	Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Fletcher Moody Walle
	Flynn Morrison White of Bell
	Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Frullo Murphy Workman
	Galindo Murr Wray
	Geren Naishtat Wu
	Giddings Nevárez Zedler
	Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
	Gonzales Otto
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1545 was adopted by the House on March
	25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House