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This concurrent resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War, providing historical context and honoring U.S. military service members. The resolution notes that on April 30, 2025, the United States will mark 50 years since the end of the conflict, which began with U.S. military involvement in August 1964 following an incident in the Gulf of Tonkin and escalated until over 500,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Vietnam by 1969. The war officially ended with the Paris Peace Accords in January 1973 and the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women whose names are memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The resolution emphasizes the profound gratitude owed to those who served, recognizing their courage, valor, and sacrifice during a challenging and complex period in American military history, and formally commemorates this significant anniversary through the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas.

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