Vietnam Veterans Day

Illinois voted Wednesday to make March 29 Vietnam War veterans day in the state. It's the 50th anniversary of troops being withdrawn.

glad we made it back," Padilla said. "And so the life that was lost then. "We can all relate in a certain way, just by being there, and it makes a difference," Buchunas said. I see myself, I'm 73 years old and I've got four children, married my wife, had a good job with the Chicago Police Department, met so many good friends, and what they missed." That's why we do this here." "We got to come home.

A pin commemorating 50 years since the formal close of the Vietnam War to Nebraskans at VFW Post 2503 in Omaha...to a group of brother never focused too ...

His remains have been returned to family in Nebraska, and he will be laid to rest in Lincoln soon. A lot of us have aches and pains, a lot of us have Agent Orange, PTSD...but we’re back, and we’re with families, where the 50-some thousand never had the opportunity to come back.” “No, I don’t. “Memories of the people that didn’t make it home...I forever remember them as the young men they were when they were killed, and I don’t need a photograph for my memory. I want to put that as far behind me as I can get it, and it was mostly the way we were treated when we came home.” “We remember our brothers and our sister who are struggling with the baggage leftover from that unpopular war.”

(KNSI) - Today is National Vietnam Veterans Day. Since 2017, the has been dedicated as a time to honor Vietnam...

The U.S. It was also on this day Hanoi freed the remaining prisoners of war the Republic of Vietnam was willing to acknowledge. It was on this day 49 years ago that the last combat troops departed Vietnam.

On this day 50 years ago, American troops were withdrawn from Vietnam. Several local veterans were honored Wednesday at the Nueces County Courthouse.

We cannot forget their sons." We cannot forget. And we will never forget.

March 29 is recognized as Vietnam Veterans Day, and some local veteran groups got together to say thank you to those who fought for freedom all those years ...

We feel we need to continue to give back and support them," Dr. Every function I have, I'll put it on something." "Our Vietnam veterans are special.

A crowd gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Fruita on Wednesday to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day, which is celebrated on March 29 each ...

He ended with “Welcome home, and thank you.” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough said in a video commemorating Vietnam Veterans Day. “This celebration gets better every year,” Doug VanHouten, a deacon for St.

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, an official recognition that came decades after the last U.S. soldiers came home.

We wanted to wipe it out, but it was a political war as well,” Pleasants said. Navy corpsman was deployed to the 3rd Marines in Vietnam as an operating room scrub technician. — March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, an official recognition that came decades after the last U.S. [left South Vietnam 50 years ago](https://news.va.gov/117447/time-remember-vietnam-wars-50th-anniversary/) – on March 29, 1973. He said he is thankful for his time in the military and for the day of recognition, but it is bittersweet. soldiers came home.

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day meant to pay tribute to veterans of the Vietnam War.

Wednesday was Vietnam Veterans Dayand local vets were honored at the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors home during a pinning ceremony and some are saying ...

On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we honor all those who bravely served in the Vietnam War and who sacrificed, as did their families and caregivers.

The names etched in The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial remind us of our loved ones who gave their all and never came home. Now we have the opportunity to do what should have been done 50 years ago: Welcome our Vietnam Veterans home with honor and thank them and their families for their service and sacrifice. Vietnam Veterans also mentored those that followed them in uniform and built the foundations of today’s military. Like Veterans returning from today’s battlefields, those who served in Vietnam came home with both physical and unseen injuries of war. Approximately 7,500 women, the majority of whom were nurses, served in Vietnam. They watched as the vast majority received no formal recognition for their service and weren’t welcomed home in ceremonies hosted by their communities.

The annual event is hosted locally by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Umpqua Valley Chapter #805 and Roseburg VA Health Care Center. March 29, 2023 ...

He concluded his speech by stating, “I say in the sincerest, and strongest way possible to each Vietnam War Veteran, ‘You have been, you are and always shall be honored and welcomed in this your home.’ Thank you again for including me in this time of remembrance on this 50th anniversary celebration. While not the end of the Vietnam War, March 29, 1973 marks the last U.S. It was also the day Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war. “I remain both amazed and in awe of your strength of character, and for the resilience you have shown from what you have overcome. It was created "to give Americans the opportunity to say 'Welcome Home' to a group of veterans who never got the reception they deserved when they returned to the United States.” The date coincides with the thirteen-year Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War which began in 2012 and will continue through March 29, 2025. A copy of the Presidential Proclamation from 2017 declaring the day can be found at