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Resolution No. 17-161
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 20117 AS HMONG HISTORY MONTH
WHEREAS, our community recognizes the 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 Hmong 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 Hmong men,women,and children lost their lives, more than
50,000 were wounded, and more than 2,506 are missing in action, which does not include the devastating loss of life in excess
of 30,000, when the 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(life,thousands of Hmong soldiers and theirfamilies
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 Boardof Supervisors recognizes the heroic and significant contributions made to the
United States during fighting efforts in Laos and the exemplary way the Hmongs have assimilated into and contributed to our
American way of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes the month of
September 2017 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 26"'day of September, 2017, by the
following vote:
AYES:Supervisors Wahl, Kirk, Lambert,Teeter,and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Paul Hahn,Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By:
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