Vietnam Veterans Day Recognition Proclamation

Committee Status: 
Approved
Budget Status: 
No Fiscal Impact
Decision Impact: 
Major
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Other (see budget status)

Purpose

Vietnam Veterans Day Recognition.

Background

Between 1961 and 1973 more than 3 million Americans served in the Vietnam War, including more than 165,000 from the Badger State, and more than a thousand from Sauk County.   Over 58,000 Americans lost their lives in the Vietnam War, including 1,235 from Wisconsin and nine from Sauk County. The vast majority of Americans who served in Vietnam were draftees who ably answered the call of their government and gave up the comforts of civilian life to serve honorably in an increasingly unpopular war.  Many Vietnam veterans returned home and only to be derided and ignored even while dealing with the physical and emotional scars left over from the war.  Hundreds of people visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. every day to reflect on the sense of loss the war brought to them personally.  It is important for Americans who did not participate in the Vietnam War to recognize the honor, courage, and devotion to duty of those who did. On March 16, 2018, The Baraboo 21 Club will honor over 100 Vietnam Veterans at a program at the Baraboo High School, during which they will be presented with this proclamation from the Sauk County Board of Supervisors. 

Resolution Files: 
PDF icon Vietnam Veterans Proclamation Resolution
PDF icon Veterans Proclamation to be signed
Budget Status (Other/External Sources): 

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Resolution Body

RESOLUTION NO. _____ - 2018

 

[Text Box: Background: Between 1961 and 1973 more than 3 million Americans served in the Vietnam War, including more than 165,000 from the Badger State, and more than a thousand from Sauk County. Over 58,000 Americans lost their lives in the Vietnam War, including 1,235 from Wisconsin and nine from Sauk County. The vast majority of Americans who served in Vietnam were draftees who ably answered the call of their government and gave up the comforts of civilian life to serve honorably in an increasingly unpopular war. Many Vietnam veterans returned home and only to be derided and ignored even while dealing with the physical and emotional scars left over from the war. Hundreds of people visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. every day to reflect on the sense of loss the war brought to them personally. It is important for Americans who did not participate in the Vietnam War to recognize the honor, courage, and devotion to duty of those who did. On March 16, 2018, The Baraboo 21 Club will honor over 100 Vietnam Veterans at a program at the Baraboo High School, during which they will be presented with this proclamation from the Sauk County Board of Supervisors. ] VIETNAM VETERANS DAY RECOGNITION PROCLAMATION

[Text Box: Fiscal Impact: [ X ] None [ ] Budgeted Expenditure [ ] Not Budgeted MIS Note: No information systems impact. ]

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, as the elected representatives of the citizens of Sauk County, Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim March 16, 2018 as Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day.

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on February 19, 2018.

Respectfully submitted,

EXECUTIVE & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

 

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Marty Krueger, Chair                                       WILLIAM HAMBRECHT

 

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JOAN FORDHAM, Vice Chair                                  DENNIS B. POLIVKA

 

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WALLY CZUPRYNKO

 

Requested Board Review Date: 
Monday, February 19, 2018
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