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LETTER | Honoring Vietnam veterans

Why they have their own day

Mar 28, 2024
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Gary Thimsen, Vietnam, 1968. Submitted

Vietnam Veteran’s Day is March 29.  It was declared so by President Barack Obama as Vietnam Veteran’s Day, and legislation to that effect was later signed into law by President Donald Trump. Why, one might ask is there only one war that has its own Veteran’s Day?

Vietnam veterans are a singular group. No one stood at…

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