AL HR969

Commends Freddie H.E. Jones, II, for organizing a special ceremony to honor Vietnam Veterans on April 30, 2010, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Acknowledges that 37 years had passed since Vietnam Veterans served in Southeast Asia and recognizes their continued deserving of highest praise.

Notes that the United States Congress declared Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in 2007, which is observed in many states annually.

Records that the Vietnam War (1961-1975) resulted in over 58,000 United States Armed Forces deaths and over 300,000 wounded, with approximately 1,200 Alabama members mortally wounded.

Expresses Alabama's gratitude to Vietnam Veterans for courageously defending American freedoms and welcomes them as valued members of their communities.