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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending October 26, 2007
H.RES.680 Condemning the actions of September 7, 2007, resulting in damage to the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial.
The National Park Service has determined that vandalism was the cause of damage to 14 of the 140 inscribed panels of the Memorial Wall due to someone spilling a light, oily liquid on them and the paving stones of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Memorial commemorates the 2.7 million men and women who served in the Vietnam War zone and the 58,256 who died there.
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Sponsor: Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31st) Vote: Passed House October 23. 2007 418 to 0 RC 989 Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost ## All Rights Reserved. © 2007 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM)
MORE INFORMATION Whereas the Vietnam Veterans Memorial serves as a memorial to the 2,700,000 men and women in the United States Armed Forces who served in the designated war zone during the Vietnam Era; Whereas 58,256 men and women died while serving in South East Asia or as a result of their wounds or a service-connected disability; Whereas on Friday evening, September 7, 2007, the United States Park Police reported being notified of a light, oily, and unidentified substance that was spilled over portions of some of the names, panels, and paving stones of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Whereas at least 14 of the 140 inscribed panels of the Memorial Wall were damaged; and Whereas the National Park Service has determined that the damage was the result of an act of vandalism: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives condemns all attacks upon the memory of veterans and their service to the United States, as exemplified by the incident of vandalism of September 7, 2007.
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