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History. 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]
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 Vietnam veteran is an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. [ 1] New Zealand Army veteran Rob Munro (left), receiving a Mention-in-dispatch award from Governor-General Patsy Reddy for action in Vietnam. The term has been used to describe veterans who served in the ...
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.
This Veterans Day, thank and honor Vietnam War veterans and their families for their service and sacrifce.
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. ( VVA) is a national non-profit corporation founded in 1978 in the United States that is committed to serving the needs of all veterans. It is funded without any contribution from any branch of government. VVA is the only such organization chartered by the United States Congress and dedicated to Vietnam War ...
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 ...