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On December 26, 2016, the Vietnam Veterans Day Coalition of States Council presented a letter to President Elect Donald Trump and Congressional leadership outlining the history and timeline of cause to establish March 29 as Vietnam War Veterans Day and requesting that it be one of the first legislations passed and signed into law during the 115 ...
A recent Wall Street Journal opinion by Jerry C. Davis, “Vietnam Veterans Deserve an Apology,” alerted me to National Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29.
In April 1971, the battalion's headquarters relocated from Cam Ranh Bay to the large Army base at Bien Hoa. CBMU-302 was the last Seabee battalion to leave the Vietnam war zone, folding its colors at its base-camp in Bien Hoa, RVN on 22 January 1972 then redeploying back to Port Hueneme, CA. During the unit's short stay in Port Hueneme, it was ...
Bergen County veterans can have a free game of golf for Veterans Day 2024. Dunkin' is giving veterans a free donut on Veterans Day, while Starbucks will provide vets with a free tall hot or cold ...
Here are 25 interesting facts about Veterans Day, its history and the current vet population. ... 14. 7 million veterans served in the Vietnam War. 15.
30. "I’ve lived the literal meaning of the 'land of the free' and 'home of the brave.' It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest."
During the Vietnam War and in the following twelve months, 235 Medals of Honor were awarded and since 1978 a further 33 awards have been presented. Of the total of 268 awards, 179 were to the US Army, 15 to the US Navy, 58 to the USMC and 14 to the USAF. [3] These totals do not include the award to the Vietnam Unknown Soldier.
Barnstable County has the largest veteran population of all 14 Massachusetts counties. Of this total, there are almost 7,000 Vietnam veterans.