slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a US holiday observed annually on March 29th. It recognizes Veterans who served in the US military during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act includes March 29th as a day on which the US flag should especially be displayed.

The original Presidential Proclamation...

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 29, 2012

Presidential Proclamation -- Vietnam Veterans Day

VIETNAM VETERANS DAY

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon. Operation Chopper marked America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong, and the beginning of one of our longest and most challenging wars. Through more than a decade of conflict that tested the fabric of our Nation, the service of our men and women in uniform stood true. Fifty years after that fateful mission, we honor the more than 3 million Americans who served, we pay tribute to those we have laid to rest, and we reaffirm our dedication to showing a generation of Veterans the respect and support of a grateful Nation.

The Vietnam War is a story of service members of different backgrounds, colors, and creeds who came together to complete a daunting mission. It is a story of Americans from every corner of our Nation who left the warmth of family to serve the country they loved. It is a story of patriots who braved the line of fire, who cast themselves into harm's way to save a friend, who fought hour after hour, day after day to preserve the liberties we hold dear. From La Drang to Hue, they won every major battle of the war and upheld the highest traditions of our Armed Forces.

Eleven years of combat left their imprint on a generation. Thousands returned home bearing shrapnel and scars; still more were burdened by the invisible wounds of post-traumatic stress, of Agent Orange, of memories that would never fade. More than 58,000 laid down their lives in service to our Nation. Now and forever, their names are etched into two faces of black granite, a lasting memorial to those who bore conflict's greatest cost.

Our Veterans answered our country's call and served with honor, and on March 29, 1973, the last of our troops left Vietnam. Yet, in one of the war's most profound tragedies, many of these men and women came home to be shunned or neglected -- to face treatment unbefitting their courage and a welcome unworthy of their example. We must never let this happen again. Today, we reaffirm one of our most fundamental obligations: to show all who have worn the uniform of the United States the respect and dignity they deserve, and to honor their sacrifice by serving them as well as they served us. Half a century after those helicopters swept off the ground and into the annals of history, we pay tribute to the fallen, the missing, the wounded, the millions who served, and the millions more who awaited their return. Our Nation stands stronger for their service, and on Vietnam Veterans Day, we honor their proud legacy with our deepest gratitude.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 29, 2012, as Vietnam Veterans Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam War.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BARACK OBAMA

Welcome home, Brothers

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Rose42

Well done Obama. These men deserve recognition.

F.D.R.

I'll thank you Rose but not Obama as I'm sure it wasn't his idea and he likely choked while signing it.

VN 67/68

LostAggie66 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)

Wonttakeitanymore

Good for the vets! I omit is hated by most!!

Wonttakeitanymore

I agree !! POS divider

Wonttakeitanymore

You know that!!!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

44th U.S. President Barack Obama officially inaugurated this Commemoration at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012. Yet, Mitch McConnell and the GOP refused to push it through Congress with Obama's administration getting credit for it. With the hope of Trump winning in 2016, it was held up 'til after the 2016 election. It was then quickly pushed through and Trump signed the proclamation early in 2017.

USMC - Viet Nam, 1968-69

Roamin' Catholic Loc: luxurious exile

Thank you Slatten49, I was unaware. My flag will fly tomorrow! 🇺🇸

LostAggie66 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)

Thankyou for Your Service slatten, Brother(Fellow Vet USAF 74-80). I was only 14 in 68 but when I grad. HS in 73 I enlisted in the AF the following June in 74. My wife lost her brother in 68 he was a corpsman attached to the Marines(Not sure what Province he was in)my wife was 12 when he was KIA. and does not talk much about it. She did say that is why she became a Democrat and a liberal when she supports the military but views war as wasteful.

Radiance3

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Thank you Slat for your service, and to all who've served! I am visiting my husband Friday, to put a wreath on his grave. He came home alive, but not whole, then later died of cancer, doctors blamed agent orange sprayed on him took him early.

In memory and devastations of Vietnam!
" Approximately 2.7 million American men and women served in Vietnam. During the war, more than 58,000 servicemen and women lost their lives. Vietnam Veterans represent the largest cohort of American Veterans in terms of service era."

They were called to duty and served.
Let us bond together, Republicans and Democrats, to honor and pray, for all of them!

We are a nation under God, who reminds us to love one another. Christ died for us on the Cross! Praise God always!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Bless you and your husband, Radiance. May he continue to R.I.P., awaiting your arrival to join him.

I agree: Let us all bond together, Republicans and Democrats as Americans...one and all

Shandel

Trump considers them suckers and losers tells you all you need to about Yrump!

LostAggie66 Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)

Thankyou for this post MS Radiance and We are Indeed a nation under God.