Agenda 03/27/2012 Item # 4APROCLAMATION
3/27/2012 Item 4.A.
WHEREAS, the Vietnam war was f qr t in the RepWx of 5wM Vietnam from 196.1 to,1975 and
/-N involved A"-M Vietrrmmese ^ ' fomw aid .diet C 6V guerrilla forces in awed conflict
with the United States AAwd Forces and the Army of the Republic of Vietwm and,
WHEREAS, the United Stages bwam kwo4wd because the yomrmmnt wanted to provide &wt
military 't to the ytekrrrunent of Scwth Vietnam c�rrkst the grow4V Gist
treat flow Vietmm, and,
WHEREAS, the UnMed Stares Armed Fomw arrr wd in 1961, reached o paalr of 543, tJ00 MkW in
1.969 and m7 pleated withw�pwol an Marrh 30, 1973; mad,
WALFWAS, mm than 58,0k70 members of the United States Armed Fares lost their lives in, Vietom
and mare than 150, 000 urine Pwn*d, and,
WHEREAS, the, es IF.! of o "Welcawae h%M Vietmm Veltnan'r Day" dw March 30, 2012 is an
0AwVPT;2 tt uoy to horw,r the membws of the At"wd Faeces who served rn Vietnam; avd,
WHET S, this day recopwkes tale canhYbutiorts of these vetemw **o served alining uw and poeace,
enco Wes state and local gnvwr wts to aim establish this day and eatcaritoper the
pmpk,of the United States to obserwe the day with gpp WrA tr cefwwn es, atad,
',�HEREAS, the day provides the aAmvewhan Vietnam veterans deserve, but did not r4weim
rieh"L4g home, demarrstnttes a resolve that the United States will never iy&n disregard
and denigrate a general an of veterans ate+ pmmotae owrtrwAaw of the faithful semee and
cantrib Now of them vetemm.
NOW THEREFOW, be it prockhmd by the Board of C.ouarty Caw=1=iwww of CoMw Cmoy, Flarri
Mat March 30, 2M2 be dated as
WELCOME MAKE METE AAA VETERANS DAY
to efi*v er comatmities to supgtwrt mn%wvns and their families and prwvide apw hNsWes to sucacessfnliy
rust to civilAw life.
DMEAND ORDERED THIS 27th Day of Morrh, 2012.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMM SSMAMS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
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3/27/2012 Item 4.A.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 30, 2012 as Welcome Home Vietnam
Veterans Day. To be accepted by Petra Jones, Executive Director, Mental Health Association of
Southwest Florida. Sponsored by Commissioner Coyle.
Meeting Date: 3/27/2012
Prepared By
Name: BartlettKristi
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
3/14/2012 10:34:05 AM
Submitted by
r-. Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
Name: BartlettKristi
3/14/2012 10:34:07 AM
Approved By
Name: MitchellIan
Title: Executive Manager, BCC
Date: 3/15/2012 3:17:59 PM
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager- Business Operations, CMO
Date: 3/16/2012 3:25:21 PM
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