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- To all the Vietnam Veterans: Thank You For Your Service. Below is a bit more information about this day of special recognition for those who served during those years.
And a special thank you to families whose loved ones were sent to Vietnam but who remained home while they were gone and endured long periods of uncertainty.
They suffered in a different way as all they had was the news and their imaginations as to where their loved one was and what he or she was doing, and hoping for their safety.
National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed annually on March 29th in the United States, commemorating the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam and the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded.- Date:
March 29th - Significance:
- On March 29, 1973, the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disestablished.
- It was also the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam.
- On and around this same day, Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.
- On March 29, 1973, the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disestablished.
- Recognition:
- The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, signed into law in 2017, officially designates March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
- This day is set aside to pay special tribute to the 9 million Americans who served during the Vietnam War era, to the 58,000 names memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and to those who never received the recognition they deserved.
- The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act, signed into law in 2017, officially designates March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
- Commemoration:
- The United States launched a 13-year commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 2012, which aims to ensure that veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors feel gratitude for their sacrifice.
- The commemoration aims to show that service matters and makes a difference, and to pledge to never forget the sacrifice of loved ones.
- The United States launched a 13-year commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War in 2012, which aims to ensure that veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors feel gratitude for their sacrifice.
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