Soddy Daisy Chapter #942

VIETNAM VETERANS' DAY MARCH 29, 2008 WHEREAS, thirty-five years ago, on March 29, 1973, the last 2,500 troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam; thus ending military involvement in what is now the longest war in our country’s history; and WHEREAS, due to the unpopularity of this eleven-year war, the men and women who survived, and the 58,195 brave souls who fought and died, were never given all the respect and gratitude they deserved for serving their country; and WHEREAS, it is time for all of us in the spirit of pride and gratitude to recall the heroic accomplishments of the 1,293 of the names listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall from the Great State of Tennessee and thank them for their unselfish devotion to duty; and WHEREAS, the City of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, a prime example of a welcoming and thankful community, gratefully desires to pay tribute to our Vietnam Veterans; NOW, THEREFORE, I, B.D. Privett, Mayor of the City of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, do hereby designate and proclaim March 29, 2008, and every March 29 from henceforth, as VIETNAM VETERANS DAY in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee and invite all citizens both in public ceremonies and in private thoughts and prayers to pay tribute to our Vietnam Veterans.