Echoes of a lost homeland…
A cramped Senate hearing room was witness to an odd scene Wednesday: old men in makeshift military uniforms, representing a nation that ceased to exist nearly 30 years ago.
Girls in flowing Vietnamese ao dai dresses handed lawmakers yellow flags with three red stripes — the flag of South Vietnam, which fell to North Vietnamese troops in 1975.
State lawmakers are considering a joint memorial — a largely symbolic letter to Congress — asking that the old flag be considered the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community in Washington state. Seven cities in Washington have passed similar measures.
Girls in flowing Vietnamese ao dai dresses handed lawmakers yellow flags with three red stripes — the flag of South Vietnam, which fell to North Vietnamese troops in 1975.
State lawmakers are considering a joint memorial — a largely symbolic letter to Congress — asking that the old flag be considered the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community in Washington state. Seven cities in Washington have passed similar measures.
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