1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day;proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [197.99] VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. 1,072 of the people whose names are listed on the 
1.7 	Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., were from the state of Minnesota. Many 
1.8 	other Minnesotans are surviving Vietnam veterans. This section is enacted as a way for 
1.9 	Minnesotans to show their pride and gratitude, recall the veterans' accomplishments, and 
1.10 	thank Minnesota's Vietnam veterans for their unselfish devotion to duty.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Designation. March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day in Minnesota.

1.12 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.13 	Section 1 is effective March 29, 2008.