HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-13 - RESOLUTIONS - POW/MIA MEMBERS (2)RESOLUTION NO. 91-128
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, IN CONCERN FOR POW/MIA MEMBERS
WHEREAS, the United States is nearing the twentieth anniversary
of the end of the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, over 2200 members of the United States Armed Forces are
still unaccounted for: and
WHEREAS, animal bones and miscellaneous pieces of material sent
back as remains do not constitute adequate verification of the fate of
those Americans designated as missing -in -action: and
WHEREAS, the Defense Intelligence Office, charged with the
responsibility of researching and verifying information on the missing
Americans, may not have pursued such activities with the diligence
expected by the American People; and
^ WHEREAS, the United States Senate may appoint a special
committee to study the entire issue of those Americans missing in Vietnam:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Santa Clarita
and its citizens do hereby:
Section 1. Support and encourage the United States Senate to
form a special committee to investigate the issue of American citizens
missing in -Vietnam.
Section 2. Request a complete accounting by the Defense
Intelligence Office to the families of those missing and the people of
this nation as to the actions and process used over the last twenty years
to locate or verify the fate of those Americans missing in Vietnam.
Section 3. Request the President of the United States, George
Bush, to commit the necessary resources to ensure that all missing
Americans are accounted for and this unfinished business of the Vietnam
War be once and for all laid to rest prior to the twentieth anniversary
of the end of the war.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13th day of August
19 91
MAYOV
AT TE T:
ITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) as.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by
the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 13th day of August 1991 by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Heidt, McKeon, Hoyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS Klajic
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