{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-honors-local-korean-american-veterans-vietnam-veteran-pins", "Congresswoman Lee Honors Local Korean American Veterans with Vietnam Veteran Pins", "2024-07-01", "2024", "2024-07", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Susie Lee", "L000590", "susielee.house.gov", "susielee", "https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nWatch video from the ceremony here\n\nLAS VEGAS \u2013 TODAY, ahead of Independence Day, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) held a ceremony at the Pacific Asian Plaza to recognize the heroic service of local southern Nevada Korean American Vietnam War veterans and honor them with Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pins. Lee also wrote today to the secretaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department, calling on the Administration to expedite the delivery of medical benefits to Korean veterans who served side-by-side with U.S. troops during the Vietnam War and have since become naturalized U.S. citizens. The letter can be found here.\n\nLee helped get the VALOR Act signed into law to give these veterans access to VA benefits. Veterans of Allied Forces from World Wars I and II have been able to enroll in VA health care, but before the VALOR Act, Korean veterans who also became U.S. citizens were denied these same benefits. More than 300,000 Korean soldiers fought alongside Americans throughout the Vietnam War and have since become naturalized U.S. citizens. Since these veterans are now U.S. citizens, they receive very limited help from the South Korean government.\n\n\u201cThere is nothing more important in this job than my responsibility to have the backs of our veterans. These are not Democratic or Republican issues \u2014 they are principles of the country we live in,\u201d said Congresswoman Lee. \u201cThe Korean American Vietnam veterans we\u2019re honoring today exemplify our nation\u2019s best, and we owe them a great deal of gratitude. It is our duty to ensure that we take care of our veterans when they return home.\u201d\n\nLee was joined by President of the Korean American Association Las Vegas Alex Kim, Honorary Consul representing Korea in the State of Nevada Joseph Campos, Robert Davidson with Vietnam Veterans of America, and local Korean American veterans and their families.\n\nImage\n\nImage\n\nImage\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-honors-local-korean-american-veterans-vietnam-veteran-pins"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8407409079372883, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}