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RESOLUTION NO.08-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S
SUPPORT FOR THE AGENT ORANGE EQUITY ACT
(FILNER), WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT ALL VIETNAM
VETERANS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE RECEIVE
THEIR EARNED BENEFITS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008 would clarify the taws related
to Veteran's Administration benefits provided to Vietnam War veterans suffering from
the ravages of Agent Orange exposure ;and
WHEREAS, in order to gain military advantage, Agent Orange was widely
sprayed for defoliation and crop destruction purposed all over the Vietnam War
Battlefield, as well as nearby nations; and
WHEREAS, we now know that Agent Orange is a highly toxic cocktail of
herbicide agents; and
WHEREAS, currently, the Veteran's Administration requires Vietnam veterans to
prove "foot on land" in order to qualify for the presumptions of service-connection for
herbicide-exposure related illnesses afforded under current law; and
WHEREAS, Congress did not intend to exclude any Vietnam veterans from
compensation based on arbitrary geographic lines drawn by the Veteran's
Administration; and
WHEREAS, the Agent Orange Equity Act is intended to clarify the law so that
every service member awarded the Vietnam Service medal, or who otherwise deployed
to land, sea or air, in the Republic of Vietnam is fully covered by the comprehensive
Agent Orange laws Congress passed in 1991; and
WHEREAS, 'rf passed Congress will leave no doubt that, if as a result of service,
a veteran was exposed to Agent Orange all over the Vietnam War Battlefield, as well as
nearby nations, U.S. vessels and in or around U.S. bases, landing zones and lines of
communication, and it has resulted in failing health, these veterans will receive the
disability payments they earned and deserve; and
WHEREAS, Agent Orange was used in other countries in addition to Vietnam;
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' NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Temecula supports the
Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008 (Filner), will provide a formal letter of support to
Congressman Filner, and would support Congress, in extending the Agent Orange laws
passed in 1991 to include all veterans exposed to Agent Orange in any country.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 12th day of August, 2008.
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Michael S. ggar, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Susan. Jones, MMC
City C rk
[SEAL]
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 08-76 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 12th day of August, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Comerchero, Edwards, Washington,
Naggar
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
Roberts
None
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Susan .Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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