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Resolution No. 14-097
Resolution Recognizing HmongHistory Month
Whereas, our community recognizes the Lao-Among, which means 66free people,” for their
dedicated service .and valiant support of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and its
allies during the Vietnam War serving in the "Secret Army" funded by the CIA, which included
Special Guerilla Units and 'other Special Forces, to thwart the Patthet Lao and North Vietnamese
.Army in Laos,, Cambodia and Thailand from 1960 — 1975;
Whereas) the members of this Laotian hill tribe are known for their warrior traditions, loyalty and
bravery, evidenced by the ,guarding of United States personnel and Air Force radar installations;
gathering critical intelligence on enemy movement and operations; performing rescue missions to
save downed United States pilots; and fought in conventional and guerilla combat against
overwhelming forces, including several North Vietnamese divisions, to .disrupt the flow of troops and
supplies along the Ho Chi Minh Frail;
Whereas, a conservative estimate of over 35,000 brave Lao-Hmong risen, women and children lost
their lives, more than 50,000 were wounded, and more than 2,500 are missing in action,, which doses
not include the devastating loss of life in excess of :30,000, when the Lao-Hmong Fell victim to
retributive ethnic cleansing starting in 1975 and continuing to this clay; nor the thousands forced into
re-education camps or who perished attempting to cross the Mekong River into Thailand;
Whereas, in addition to the devastation to their homes and way of life, thousands of Lao-Hmong
soldiers and their families became a country less people when they commenced their perilous flight to
seely safe refuge in other countries such as Argentina, Australia, Canada, (China, Prance, ,Japan, New
Zealand and the United States— a mass exodus that continues to this day; and
Whereas, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize the heroic and significant
contributions made to the United States during fighting efforts in Laos and the e exemplary way the
Lao-Hmongs have assimilated into and contributed to our American way of life.
Now Therefore Be It Resolved, the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes the
month of September 2014 as 1- mong History Month and reaffirms our commitment to respect and
donor these men, women and children who served the United Mattes with loyalty and.bravery.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 12th day of August,
2014 by the following vote:
AYES, :Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Lambert and 'Chair Teeter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Doug Teener, (Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors