When is National Vietnam War Veterans Day?
Wednesday March 29thOn March 29, Vietnam War Veterans Day honors the men and women who served and sacrificed during the country's longest war. History's longest war.
Combat and combat support units from South Vietnam pulled from South Vietnam on March 29, 1973. Veteran veterans of this time period are being treated with the reverence that was not so generously extended upon their return. It left an indelible mark on the American psyche by involving five presidents in the United States, spanning nearly two decades and 500,000 US military troops..
On their first landing on American soil, returning veterans did not always receive courteous greetings. Over 58,000 people were killed, with no one returning, and never to recover. These men and women who answered the call to serve their country when she needed them were recalled. The observance honors their military service. They didn't make the decision not to go to war because they didn't make the decision to go to war.
We commemorate the service and sacrifice of all servicemen and women of this period during National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
