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RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2016 AS HMONG HISTORY MONTH
WHEREAS,our community recognizes the Lao-Hmong,which means"free 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 Pathet Lao
and North Vietnamese Army in Laos,Cambodia and Thailand from 1960—1975; and
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 fighting 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 Trail; and
WHEREAS, a conservative estimate of over 35,000 brave Lao-Hmong men, women and children lost their lives,
more than 50,000 were wounded, and more than 2,500 are missing in action, which does 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 day; nor the thousands forced into re-education camps or who perished attempting to cross the Mekong River into
Thailand; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the devastation to their homes and way of lifethousands of Lao-Hmong soldiers and
their families became a country-less people when they commenced their perilous flight to seek safe refuge in other
countries such as Argentina,Australia,Canada, China, France,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 exemplary way the Lao-Hmong's 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 2016 as Hmong History Month and reaffirms our commitment to respect and honor these men, women and
children who served the United States with loyalty and bravery.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 23rd day of August, 2016, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisor Wahl, Kirk, Lambert, Teeter and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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B|ULCON0ELU, Chair #
Butte County Board of Supervisors