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LOUISIANA PROCLAMATION
| WHEREAS, members of the armed forces of the United States stationed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War served our nation under the most trying conditions, at a time when the nation was divided in its support; and WHEREAS, more than 300,000 service members were wounded in Vietnam, approximately 75,000 were severely disabled and of the 58,000 killed, 882 were from the state of Louisiana; and WHEREAS, since their return, these veterans have contributed tremendously to their communities, states, and nation, in an effort to advance the American ideals and aims for which they fought; and WHEREAS, we, as citizens of the state of Louisiana, must never forget the pain and suffering that lingers today for the men and women who fought, with honor and distinction, in the name of freedom and democracy for all; and WHEREAS, October 20. 2000. has been set aside as a day to pay tribute to and to welcome home our sons and daughters who have contributed to the security of the United States through honorable military service in Vietnam; and WHEREAS, the people of the state of Louisiana, in conjunction with the Welcome Home Day Foundation, acknowledge the courage, sacrifice, honor, and positive achievements of our nation's Vietnam veterans and their families, and firmly represent that we proudly welcome them home. NOW, THEREFORE, I, M.J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., Governor of the state of Louisiana, do hereby proclaim October, 20, 2000, as VIETNAM VETERANS WELCOME HOME DAY in the state of Louisiana. in witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Louisiana at the Capitol in the City of Baton Rouge, on this the 5th day of June A.D. 2000 M.J. FOSTER Fox Mckeithen
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