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WI SJR49
Joint Resolution
Status
5/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cory Tomczyk
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AI Summary
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Recognizes May 14, 2025, and May 14, 2026, as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin to honor Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside U.S. forces during the Vietnam War
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Acknowledges that the CIA and U.S. Armed Forces recruited, trained, and assisted Hmong-Lao forces to combat North Vietnamese Army and Pathet Lao forces during the conflict
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Notes that on May 14, 1975, the last Hmong-Lao soldiers and families fled Laos to the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand before resettling in the United States, including Wisconsin
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References 2021 Wisconsin Act 31, which previously designated May 14 as a day to thank Hmong-Lao veterans and encourage schools to include their military service in Vietnam War curriculum
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Recognizes the Wisconsin Lao Veterans of America (WLVA) for its work educating the public about Hmong-Lao veterans' contributions
Legislative Description
Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
Last Action
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
11/4/2025