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MO SCR43

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/24/2014

Primary Sponsor

David Sater

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be constructed on the College of the Ozarks Campus in Point Lookout, Missouri as the official Vietnam War Memorial of the state of Missouri

  • Recognizes that 1,410 Missouri citizens were killed during the Vietnam War out of over 58,000 total United States casualties

  • Notes that approximately 2,700,000 American service members served in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969, with troop strength rising from 60,000 to over 543,000

  • Acknowledges Branson, Missouri as the "Veterans Capital of the Nation" and the College of the Ozarks' pledge to fully fund the memorial's construction

  • Directs the Missouri Senate Secretary to prepare inscribed copies of the resolution for the College of the Ozarks President and Vietnam Veterans Chapter 913 in Branson

Legislative Description

Designates the Vietnam Veterans Memorial which is to be built on the College of the Ozarks Campus in Point Lookout, Missouri as the official Vietnam War Memorial of the State of Missouri

Last Action

H adopted

5/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Veterans5/8/2014
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics4/28/2014

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