July 27, 2010 Hmong Veterans Burial Rights Bill - Press Releases
July 27, 2010 - H.R.5879 -- Committee on Veterans' Affairs - To
amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals
who supported the United States in Laos during the... (Introduced in House - IH)
July 29, 2010 Local Veteran Reacts to Hmong Burial Rights Bill
A local Hmong veteran is supporting a bill that would allow those who fought along
U.S. troops in the Vietnam War to be buried as veterans in national cemeteries.
A California Congressman introduced
the legislation. It gives Hmong soldiers the opportunity to be buried in cemeteries like Arlington.
Supporters
believe it would be a way to honor their service to the nation.
"I'm very happy to hear that because we
fought a long time to help the United States to protect from the communist invasion in Southeast Asia," says Xeng
Xiong. "So if the United States recognizes the Hmong people, we would like to have that bill to pass."
More than 1,200 Hmong Vietnam veterans live in Wisconsin. Nearly 7,000 live in the U.S.
