It’s been nearly fifty years since the end of the Vietnam War, but for those who served, the sacrifices feel like yesterday.

ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — DC News Now joins the nation in honoring millions of Vietnam War veterans on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war — and National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

Today, the Commemoration is honoring 7 million Vietnam veterans and 10 million families of all who served with a Vietnam veteran lapel pin. Organizers are urging the entire nation to take a moment to ...

Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen Ed Hayko was among those who received a Vietnam veteran lapel pin during a packed-house ceremony honoring the service of Vietnam veterans at Sequim’s American ...

Rick Kindle, a Navy veteran and American Legion Post 88 member, addresses the crowd at the Vietnam Veterans Day event held Saturday at the Turlock Public Safety Facility (KRISTINA HACKER/The Journal).

The ceremony provides Vietnam Veterans with a lapel pin as a token of the nation’s ... Herman says the MVAA director, a marine veteran, says the Vietnam veterans taught the next generation ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) A Vietnam Era Veteran Welcome Home and Pinning Ceremony was held Saturday at the Cañon City VFW.

There was the pledge of Allegiance and the pinning of the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin. Veterans from all eras attended to share stories and support each other. "I really am thankful for the Iraqi ...

IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE NATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS LAPEL PIN WAS PRESENTED TO ALL VIETNAM ... Saturday during National Vietnam Veteran Recognition Day. The day is honored every March ...

Army Vietnam veteran Larry Morris said ... A major part of the ceremony was the distribution of a Vietnam veterans lapel pin. This pin was given to all US veterans who served in the war as ...

JACKSON, Tenn.—A special gathering in Jackson honors local war veterans. A celebration hosted Saturday by the Jackson Madison Chapter DAR and the James Madison Chapter TNSSAR recognizes local ...

Each veteran who attends will also receive an official Department of Defense Vietnam War Veteran lapel pin as a token of appreciation. Meanwhile, in Beaufort County, the Beaufort County Veterans ...