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C. 9

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Date:	November 8, 2022

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Costa

County

Subject:

In the Matter of Recognizing November 13th, 2022, the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Washington Mall

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/08/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Jennifer Quallick, (925) 655-2300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 8, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

In the Matter of Recognizing November 13th, 2022, the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on the Washington Mall

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a U.S. national memorial in Washington D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was dedicated on November 13th, 1982, with this year marking the 40th anniversary of the Memorial.

The two-acre site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing as a result of their service in Vietnam and South East Asia during the war. The Wall, completed in 1982, has since been supplemented with the statue 'The Three Soldiers' in 1984 and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in 1993.

The memorial is located in Constitution Gardens, adjacent to the National Mall and just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. It is maintained by the National Park Service and receives around five million visitors each year.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Board of Supervisors is not recognizing the anniversary of the Memorial and those Vietnam Veterans who fought in the war.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.