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          Date of Hearing:   August 15, 2013

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                   SCR 34 (Correa) - As Introduced:  April 4, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :   34-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Black April Memorial Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the week of April 23 to April 30, 2013,  
          inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week, to remember the  
          countless lives lost during the Vietnam War era, and to hope for  
          a more humane and just life for the people of Vietnam.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)For many Vietnam and Vietnam-era veterans who were directly  
            involved in the war and Vietnamese Americans who have settled  
            in the United States, the Vietnam War was a tragedy full of  
            great suffering and the loss of American, Vietnamese, and  
            Southeast Asian lives.

          2)One out of every 10 Americans who served in Vietnam became a  
            casualty of war; and out of the 2.59 million people, who  
            served in the Vietnam War, 58,169 people were killed and  
            304,000 were wounded.

          3)April 30, 2013, marks the 38th anniversary of the fall of  
            Saigon in 1975 to communism.

          4)We must teach our children and future generations important  
            lessons from the Vietnam War; and Californians should set  
            aside moments of time every year on April 30 to give  
            remembrance to the soldiers, medical personnel, and civilians  
            who died during the Vietnam War era in pursuit of freedom.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file
           








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            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800