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March 29 was chosen as National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded and the last U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam. The last unit was elements of MACV's Infantry Security Force (Special Guard), actually special couriers. [citation needed]
U.S. Army veteran Leonard Bilek greets friends and family along with the other 22 veterans who took the honor trip to Washington, D.C., during a welcome home ceremony held Sunday in Shreve.
The Tucker's Barn Chapter of the DAR hosted a welcome home reception for Vietnam veterans from Caldwell County on Friday, prior to Veterans Day, at First Baptist Church in Hudson. "We want to ...
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 ( VEVRAA) states, "A Vietnam era veteran" is a person who: served on active duty anywhere in the world for a period of 180+ days, any part of which occurred between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, and was discharged or released with ...
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing ...
A warm reception was held Sunday in Shreve to welcome home 22 Vietnam era veterans from their honor trip to Washington DC.
Jun. 21—With tears welling up in his eyes and anguish etched on his face, 84-year-old Vietnam veteran Jim Joyce recalled what it was like to get off the plane in Washington when he returned home ...
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. [ b ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It began, and now coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , which are commemorated in other countries ...