Vietnam Veterans Day

Culpeper Minutemen, VFW Post 2524 and veterans will gather at 4 p.m. for ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial next to the Court House on West Davis Street.

Dept. of Veterans Services also will partner with Chapter 957 of the Vietnam Veterans of America and James City County for a National Vietnam War Veterans Day commemoration and pinning ceremony at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Veterans Park in James City County. In addition, the Marine Corps League, James M. Slay Detachment #329; Military Order of the Purple Heart, Richmond Chapter 1965; the Virginia Department of Veterans Services; and Mission BBQ will be honoring Vietnam Veterans 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 29 at the Mission BBQ Glenside location. Every Vietnam War Veteran in attendance at the Virginia War Memorial ceremony will be presented with a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin in recognition of his or her service. A special ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29 to commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. in Richmond. All Vietnam War veterans and members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend this ceremony and the one in Richmond. Locally, Culpeper Minutemen Chapter VASSAR, Culpeper VFW Post 2524 and Vietnam veterans will celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day at 4 p.m. today at the Vietnam Memorial next to the Culpeper Court House on West Davis Street.

The Keokuk American Legion honor guard marched to the front of the Keokuk Veterans Memorial at the ceremony held on Vietnam Veterans Day on Tuesday. The day ...

While more than 58000 Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, Air Force Medical Service improvements in aeromedical evacuation helped ensure ...

Another lesson learned by the 903rd involved the full use of all nurses at its disposal. Additionally, it avoided the need to reconfigure aircraft for litter patients in hazardous situations such as at the siege of Khe Sanh. Fortunately, the 903rd expanded its nursing manpower when it did. In July 1966, the 9th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron grew into a group with its 903rd AES headquartered in country at Tan Son Nhut. Although Army helicopters handled almost all evacuation from forward areas, further aerial movement was an Air Force responsibility. This was less disruptive to both the delivery of cargo and passengers, the MTFs and patients awaiting pickup. Nhut, opened in May 1962.

Members of the Highlanders Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) spoke at the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) Aerie in Hillsboro Tuesday to.

Jack Bredenforder, treasurer of the Highlanders Chapter of the SAR, said that his organization, in addition to honoring patriots of the American Revolution, supports all veterans. “So, as we move forward, I would love to see this happen for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution which is scheduled for 2026,” said Bredenforder. “A lot of us, even in the Air Force, are fighting those battles, too.” “I wasn’t ashamed of what I did, but I just didn’t feel comfortable.” The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR is planning to build a Revolutionary War Memorial with names of patriots that were born, lived and died or were buried in Highland County engraved on it. More than 58,000 Americans were killed in the war.