VETERANS PLAQUE SAILS THROUGH CONGRESS.Byline: Daily News A bill that would create a plaque near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial, war memorial in Washington, D.C., built 1982. Designed by the American sculptor and architect Maya Ying Lin, it is a sloping, V-shaped, 493-ft (150-m) wall of highly polished black granite that descends 10 feet (3. to honor those who died after the war has been approved by the U.S. Senate. The legislation by Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Oxnard, was approved unanimously Thursday - four days before Memorial Day, his staff noted. The House approved the bill earlier this month 421-0. The bill now goes to the president. Gallegly's staff said the bill would recognize those whose deaths, from conditions such as Agent Orange exposure, are not now recognized for inclusion on the memorial wall. The bill would authorize placement of a 6- to 18-square-foot plaque within the 13-acre Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. Memorial site. The American Battlefield Monument Commission would approve the details of the design and placement. No public funds See Fund, 3. See also: Public would be used. The proposal has won widespread support from various veterans groups, including the Vietnam Veterans of Ventura County Inc. |
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