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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution-2004-0036 RESOLUTION NO. 36 SERIES OF 2004 TITLE: A RESOLUTION HONORING THE VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, Vietnamese-Americans should be honored for their contributions to the United States, and WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge and the Metro Denver Area are home to many Vietnamese-Americans, and WHEREAS, the former Republic of Vietnam is the country of origin of many Vietnamese-Americans, and WHEREAS, the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam is a yellow background with three horizontal red stripes, and WHEREAS, the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam symbolizes Freedom and Democracy and represents an important cultural heritage to many Vietnamese Americans, and WHEREAS, Vietnamese-Americans have shown their desire that the yellow flag with three red stripes be recognized as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American Community NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Wheat Ridge City Council honors the heritage of the Vietnamese-American community and formally recognizes the flag of the former Republic of Vietnam as the official flag of the Vietnamese-Americans residing in Wheat Ridge, Colorado DONE AND RESOLVED this 13th day of December 2004. ~ '( ; /' . ...... ;\.J..-L{' (' Ii ,', r /, l' t:( G~chen Cerveny, Mayor I :..... L ~,,~\ j ATTEST I /