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. On March 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017. The Act includes March 29th as a day on which the US f**g should especially be displayed.

The original P**********l Proclamation...

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

P**********l 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 Ia 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

keepuphope Loc: Idaho

To all who served to keep our families safe...thank you for all you went thru to keep us safe at home. We will never forget and honor you every day for your service to us and our families. May God watch over you each day. May you always be held in honor our warriors, for a job well done.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Respect to all who served...

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lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

No greater sacrifice to be given may all be proud!!!! Thank you for service…🇺🇸🇺🇸

bggamers Loc: georgia

Well said Keepuphope I can't add anything to that

bggamers Loc: georgia

Thanks for posting slatten

currahee506

My squad leader, Steve Cook, composed a book, encyclopedic in its info, entitled, "Don't Cry For Us, Saigon." It would be worth having as a reference to our war. For those who are interested, it may be purchased from Amazon.

We who were in combat during the 1968 Tet Offensive, won that war. The c*******t sympathizers in the news media and universities like Berkely and Harvard pressured LBJ to continue it. This micromanaging president depended on Walter Kronkite who in turn depended upon false reports from journalists wh wrote from their battlefront in the NCO clubs on major basecamps.

American Vet

Rose42

One of the nice things Obama did.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I must say, AuntiE: I think of your Brother & Family on days set aside for Veterans.