IL SJR0003

Proclaims March 30, 2013 and March 30, 2014 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" in Illinois to honor veterans who served in the Vietnam War.

References the Vietnam War (1961-1975) involving the United States Armed Forces and South Vietnam against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.

Acknowledges over 58,000 U.S. Armed Forces deaths and more than 300,000 wounded in the Vietnam War, and notes the 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Supports the U.S. Senate's designation of March 30 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day," marking the anniversary of the complete withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from South Vietnam on March 30, 1973.

Encourages all Illinois citizens to honor Vietnam Veterans.