HM 70 — VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL BRIDGE

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 70REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURESTATE -TRANSPORTATION STATECOMMISSION OFTO NEWNAME MEXICOA -BRIDGE SECONDLOCATED SESSION,AT 2018INTERSTATE INTRODUCED40, BYEXIT Harry81, GarciaIN andGRANTS D.THE "VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL BRIDGE".

Wonda Johnson 6 8WHEREAS, 10requests Afor MEMORIALthe REQUESTINGdesignation THEor STATEdedication TRANSPORTATIONby COMMISSIONname TOof NAMEany Adepartment BRIDGEof LOCATEDtransportation ATbridge INTERSTATEare 40,submitted EXITto 81,the INstate GRANTStransportation THEcommission "VIETNAMfor VETERANS'approval; MEMORIAL BRIDGE".

15and WHEREAS, requestsa forrequested the designation or dedication by name ofis anyintended departmentas a memorial to an event, a person or persons of transportationhistorical bridgesignificance areor submittedintended eas tan 17honor to thea stateperson transportationor commissionpersons forof approval;national esteem;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, athe requestedVietnam designationWar bywas name is intended as a =conflict =that 19pitted athe lcommunist memorialregime to an event, a person or persons of historicalNorth iVietnam aagainst eSouth rVietnam 20and significanceits orprincipal intendedally, asthe anUnited honorStates; to a person or persons of a t m m 21 national esteem;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, the Vietnam War wasended ain conflict1973, thatand pittedmany thebrave cand ehonorable sveterans kreturned 23to communistNew regimeMexico ofat Norththe Vietnamend againstof South Vietnam and its e a n b 24 principal ally, the Unitedwar; States;

and uWHEREAS, [there WHEREAS,were theone Vietnamhundred Warfifty-two endedthousand infifty-five 1973,veterans andliving manyin braveNew andMexico .209657.1as honorableof veterans2014, returnedaccording to Newa Mexicoveterans atprofile from the endworkforce ofsolutions thedepartment; war;

and WHEREAS, therewithin werethe oneUnited hundredStates, fifty-twoveterans thousandrepresented fifty-seven fiveand veteransnine-tenths livingpercent inof Newthe Mexicototal aspopulation, ofwith 2014,HM according70 toNew aMexico veteransranked profilethirteenth fromin the workforcenation solutionsfor department;concentration Page 1 of veterans;

and WHEREAS, within the United States, veterans represented seven and nine-tenths percent of the total population, with New Mexico ranked thirteenth in the nation for concentration of veterans;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, a fitting honor to recognize New Mexico's Vietnam e e n d 18 War veterans would be to have a bridge named in their honor;

= = l ] 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a l r i 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state t e a t transportation commission be requested to name a bridge located m m 21 e d r e 22 at interstate 40, exit 81, in Grants the "Vietnam Veterans' c e r c 23 Memorial Bridge";

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be u [ transmitted to the state transportation commission.

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