LRB-5255/1
MLJ:skw
2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
January 22, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Tusler, Billings,
Edming, Emerson, Hintz, Katsma, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Shankland,
Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl, cosponsored by Senators Petrowski,
Roth, Carpenter, Cowles, Jacque, Larson, Nass, Olsen and Ringhand.
Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB785,1,2
1An Act to create 14.16 (17) of the statutes;
relating to: creating Hmong-Lao
2Veterans Day.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, the purpose of which is to recognize
Southeast Asians, Americans, and their allies who served, suffered, sacrificed, or
died in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War in the years 1961 to 1975 in
support of the armed forces of the United States and to recognize May 14, 1975, as
the last day of airlift evacuation of officers and their families from the covert
headquarters in Long Tieng, Laos, to the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand. The
bill designates May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and requires the governor to
annually issue a proclamation for the observance of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB785,1
3Section
1. 14.16 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB785,2,94
14.16
(17) Hmong-Lao veterans day. To recognize Southeast Asians,
5Americans, and their allies who served, suffered, sacrificed, or died in the Secret War
6in Laos during the Vietnam War in the years 1961 to 1975 in support of the armed
1forces of the United States and in recognition of May 14, 1975, as the last day of airlift
2evacuation of officers and their families from the covert headquarters in Long Tieng,
3Laos, to the Nam Phong refugee camp in Thailand, May 14 is designated as the
4“Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.” The governor shall issue annually a suitable
5proclamation for the observance of “Hmong-Lao Veterans Day," ordering the flags
6at the state capitol building to be flown at half-staff, requesting that some portion
7of the day be used to recall the veterans' accomplishments and to thank those
8veterans for their service during that war, and encouraging schools to discuss Hmong
9military service in support of the armed forces of the United States.
