| Passed by the Senate February 14, 2008 YEAS 47 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2008 YEAS 96 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 8024 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2008 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/16/08. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
TO THE HONORABLE PAULA HAMMOND, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, AND TO
THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, AND TO THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully
represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, The United States of America became involved in Vietnam in
April 1956 when the United States military advisory group took over
training of South Vietnam forces; and
WHEREAS, On June 8, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized
the use of United States troops in direct combat; and
WHEREAS, Two million fifty thousand men and women of our armed
forces met the test, fighting in harsh terrain and extreme weather in
battles and actions, the names of which reverberate thirty-four years
later; and
WHEREAS, One thousand one hundred thirty-four Washington State
residents and nine Clallam County residents were killed in action
between 1965 and 1975, and over forty-four known men had been missing
in action or held as prisoners of war; and
WHEREAS, Fifty-eight thousand one hundred eighty-three men of the
United States armed forces lost their lives from 1957 to 1975; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate to honor the service and sacrifice of
Washington State Vietnam War veterans who served the nation with such
valor and distinction;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the
Washington State Transportation Commission commence proceedings to name
Highway 112 in Clallam County between the junction of Highway 101 and
the junction of Highway 113 the "Vietnam War Veterans' Memorial
Highway," and to install appropriate signs on the portion of the
highway containing the words "Vietnam War Veterans' Memorial Highway"
to honor the service and sacrifices of all who served in that war.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable Paula Hammond, Secretary of
Transportation, the Washington State Transportation Commission, and the
Washington State Department of Transportation.