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Veterans observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day at Veterans Memorial Park

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Veterans observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day at Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day at Veterans Memorial Park

For the first time ever, veterans gathered this afternoon at Veterans Memorial Park to observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

For the first time ever, veterans gathered this afternoon at veterans memorial park to observe national vietnam war veterans day.

Several dozen onlookers saluted as a bugler played " taps.

" featured speaker retired marine, rex moody, said the event was a small way for the community to honor vietnam veterans who received a cold welcome from the public upon their return in 1973.

For veterans ."

We will remember the ones who has passed who did not come home or came home to be buried at home and we think about the ones that are still here ones that still working for veterans.

The vietnam war veterans recognition act, signed into law working for veterans.

The vietnam war veterans recognition act, signed into law in 2017, designates march 29 of each year as national vietnam war veterans day.

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