Friday, March 29, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Day
In 2017, the President signed into law the Vietnam War
Veterans Recognition Act to codify our nation’s gratitude for those who served.
March 29th, the day the last U.S. combat troops left
Vietnam, is observed annually throughout the nation.
The official end of the war occurred 49 years ago. Of the
58,220 service men and women who died, 1,800 called #Massachusetts home. Of the
more than 2.7 million Americans who served in the Vietnam War, more than
250,000 came from Massachusetts.
This important day should not go without recognition and
reflection.
Today, please pause to remember and honor those Americans
who served, the men and women who lost their lives, and the families and
communities who love them still.
