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During the 79th Regular Session (2005) of the Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution 36 was approved “giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board.”

It was unanimously passed by both houses of the legislature and was supported by Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.

When completed in May 2010, the monument will be 14-feet high, with each of the five figures measuring about 7-feet tall. According to the Build The Monument website, this will be "the first monument on the Capitol grounds to reflect the racial diversity of Texas’ culture." It will be placed on the East Grounds (the senate side) near other war memorials.

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