Indy's first Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event
The community is invited and encouraged to join Mayor Ballard, community leaders, veterans and active service men and women for the city's first Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event, an Armed Services Day event to honor Vietnam veterans and their families.
The event will feature a video tribute, reflections from veterans, the reading of a Letter to a Soldier, commemorative pins and an opportunity to visit the Indiana War Memorial Museum.
WHO:
Mayor Gregory Ballard, USMC LTC (Ret.); Paul Cauley, US Army LTC (Ret.) Republic of Viet Nam (RVN) (1970-1971); Robert Clemens, US Army LTC (Ret.) RVN (1970-1971); Pastor Fred Bishop, US Army RVN (1967-1968); Jose' Ramos, US Army 101st Airborne RVN (1967-1969); Rick Kassel, chaplain IMPD, US Army RVN (1969-1970); Lloyd Valentine, US Army RVN
(1967-1969), Major General R. Martin Umbarger, Councilor Ben Hunter, Brigadier General J. Steward Goodwin, Brigadier General Bryan Hult
WHAT:
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event
WHERE:
Indiana War Memorial
431 N. Meridian St.
WHEN:
Saturday, May 17, 2008
3:30 p.m.
(Doors open at 3:00 p.m.)
Refreshments following ceremony
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