April 30 is South Vietnamese Day in Virginia
April 30 is South Vietnamese Day in Virginia
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 455
Designating April 30, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as South Vietnamese Recognition Day in Virginia.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2013
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2013
WHEREAS, South Vietnamese Americans, a proud, industrious people, make up the fourth-largest group of Asian Americans in the United States; and
WHEREAS, a South Vietnamese mass immigration to the United States began when communist tyranny swept the former Republic of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975; and
WHEREAS, to the very end, soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fought valiantly, defending their freedom with skill, daring, and gallantry; the ARVN 3rd Cavalry Regiment, for example, demonstrated such skill and heroism in battle that it was awarded the coveted United States Presidential Unit Citation; and
WHEREAS, nearly 60,000 American fighters died in the Vietnam War and some 224,000 South Vietnamese troops also fell defending their nation; and
Read the full resolution here: https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SJ455ER
