RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND HODGES:
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RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF YONKERS PROCLAIMING AND RECOGNIZING MARCH 29, 2026 AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY AND WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS' DAY IN THE CITY OF YONKERS
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WHEREAS, the Executive Law of New York State marks the observance of Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, annually; many of the veterans of this war, some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice, were never properly welcomed home; and
WHEREAS, members of the Armed Services from the City of Yonkers, who have so honorably served this State and Nation, deserve a special salute from this Legislative Body; and
WHEREAS, every citizen of this great City is indebted to those brave men and women whose courage, selflessness and great sacrifice symbolize the dedication of a Nation committed to the democratic freedoms enjoyed by the people of our City and Nation; and
WHEREAS, the Vietnam War was fought in the Republic of South Vietnam from 1961 to 1975, and involved North Vietnamese regular forces and Viet Cong guerrilla forces in armed conflict with United States Armed Forces and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, the United States Armed Forces became involved in Vietnam because the United States Government wanted to provide direct military support to the Government of South Vietnam to defend itself against the growing Communist threat from North Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, members of the United States Armed Forces began serving in an advisory role to the Government of the Republic of South Vietnam in 1961; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incidents on August 2 and 4, 1964, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (Public Law 88-408), on August 7, 1964, which provided the authority to the President of the United States to prosecute the war against North Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, in...
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