MS HR79

Recognizes the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on its 25th anniversary, having been dedicated on May 31, 1997

Acknowledges the memorial as unique, with no other like it in the United States or the world, serving as a place of healing and education for families, veterans, and children

Notes the memorial originated in August 1985 when Vietnamese Americans proposed the idea to honor Mississippians who served in the Vietnam War

Documents the memorial's history including groundbreaking on May 29, 1995, with over 1,000 attendees, and construction beginning December 5, 1996

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee and Capitol Press Corps