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Join us on Sunday and see the Saluting Marine bring home our Ride for the Fallen!

This Week in History: The May 28, 1970 Incorporation of the National League of POW/MIA Families and the League’s Significant Impact on Our Nation’s Sacred Promi...se On May 28, 1970, the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, also legally known as the National League of POW/MIA Families, was formally incorporated. Read more here: https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/educat/this_week_in_history/ #TWIH #ThankVietnamVets #SeeThemThankThem

We hope your weekend activities include honoring the sacrifices and memories of all veterans who have gone before us. Those who made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war deserve our deep respect, and a moment of our time in reflection. #WeRemember #MemorialDay2021

The rifle is affixed with a bayonet and inverted, signifying that the Soldier went down fighting. The boots signify the Soldier’s last march onto the battlefield. Dog tags are imprinted with the Soldier’s name and hung from the rifle so their identity will never be forgotten. The helmet is placed atop the rifle representing what the Soldier stood for and signifying that their battle is now over. The Battlefield Cross is a sacred symbol amongst military members. Since a funer...al is typically not possible during wartime, these symbols serve as a rallying point where surviving members of a unit can mourn and remember their fallen comrades. This Memorial Day, reach out to the Veterans that you know and give them a simple message: We Remember. We remember our country’s fallen, your brothers and sisters, and we appreciate and honor their sacrifice. #MemorialDay See more

TODAY'S SNAPSHOT - The Mekong Delta was one of the most economically and strategically important areas of Southeast Asia during the #VietnamWar. Six million people, nearly 40 percent of South Vietnam’s population, lived in this humid wetland region south of Saigon. #JoinTheNation

Refreshing their Commemorative Partner commitment the office of the Director, Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency. VWC supports the full accounting of our Missing in Action and those remaining Unaccounted For. #JoinTheNation @dodpaa @Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

This Week in History: 2d Lieutenant John L. Geoghegan is Killed Trying to Rescue Specialist 4 Willie F. Godboldt: The Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, November 14...17, 1965. Read more here: https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/educat/this_week_in_history/ #TBT #TWIH #JoinTheNation #ThankVietnamVeterans See more

In recognition of #NativeAmerican Heritage Month, this video highlights the wartime experiences of two Native American Vietnam Veterans: Donald Parish, a Navy C...orpsman and Melvin "Mel" Sheldon, a helicopter pilot. Thank you for your service! #VietnamVets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Wg1JYe5zY See more

On Oct. 31, 1972, Engineman 1st Class Michael E. Thornton was one of two Navy SEALs on patrol with three Vietnamese Special Forces members during the Vietnam Wa...r. Thornton, who is of Cherokee descent, was looking to gather intelligence with the other operators when they came under intense fire from a numerically superior force of roughly 150 North Vietnamese. Read what happened next here: https://go.usa.gov/x7QYd

TODAY'S SNAPSHOT: Master Chief Bruce Howard, a Vietnam veteran, is presented the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin at Eisenhower Park in the Veterans Memorial Plaza as ...sailors from Navy Recruiting District New York look on. It was a total surprise for Bruce Howard who served on the USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34), USS Forrestal (CV-59), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Aircraft Carriers during the Vietnam War. #JoinTheNation #ThankVietnamVets See more