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HOUSE MEMORIAL 76
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Andrew J. Barreras
A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASSURE
FULL MANDATORY FUNDING FOR VETERANS' HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND
TO RECOGNIZE THE HEALTH CARE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
TO THE COUNTRY'S VETERANS.
WHEREAS, the mission and motto of the department of
veterans affairs is "to care for him who has borne the battle,
and for his widow and orphan"; and
WHEREAS, President George Washington stated, "The
willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in
any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly
proportionate to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars
were treated and appreciated by their country"; and
WHEREAS, whenever the United States military has been
called upon to send forces into harm's way, all who become