State of South Carolina

State of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's Web Site Issued by former Governor Jim Hodges South Carolina Official State Web Site State Office of Veterans' Affairs Web Site Letter from Governor Hodges We are not updating this part of the Web site. Some links may be out of date, and a State might currently have different Governor.

 

WHEREAS, our nation's Vietnam veterans fought with courage and honor, risking their lives to protect the American values of freedom and democracy; and WHEREAS, over 300,000 men were wounded, and more than 75,000 severely disabled, during the Vietnam War; and WHEREAS, of the 58,000 soldiers killed in the Vietnam War, approximately 896 were from the State of South Carolina; and WHEREAS, the Welcome Home Day Foundation is a non-profit public benefit and educational foundation dedicated to honoring our nation's Vietnam veterans and their families for their courage and sacrifice during the Vietnam War and for their many positive contributions to our nation as productive members of our communities. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jim Hodges, Governor of the Great State of South Carolina, do hereby proclaim October 20, 2000, as VIETNAM VETERAN WELCOME HOME DAY throughout the state and encourage all South Carolinians to recognize and honor our nation's Vietnam Veterans for their many contributions to the preservation of the American way of life.

 

Note:  To reduce the file size and download time of this page, the borders have been removed and the exact wording of the proclamation is entered in HTML.  The State seal and the Governor's signature are  low-res scans of the original proclamation.