Please take the time to acknowledge our veterans this week and attend a local event to show your support for these men and women. See below for local events around Delaware and the eastern shore areas of Maryland and Virginia.
*Dover, Delaware || Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day observance takes place at 2 p.m. March 31st at the Kent County Veterans Memorial Park on South Little Creek Road in Dover. See the article in the Cape Gazette.
*Easton, Maryland || E.E. Streets Memorial Post 5118 in Easton will have an open house on March 29th from 5:00 PM through 9:00 PM to honor National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The event is open to the public to WELCOME HOME Vietnam era veterans. Shared via Facebook - see the post here.
*Georgetown, Delaware || In memory of Delaware's 124 military casualties of the Vietnam War, a ceremony will take place at 3 p.m., Thursday, March 29th, on The Circle in Georgetown. Article via Cape Gazette.
*Wilmington, Delaware || On Saturday, April 7th, the Delaware Veterans Post #1 will hold an event to welcome home Vietnam Vets. See details on their Facebook page.
*Berlin, Maryland || Memorial Bench dedication to be held in Ocean Pines, MD on Friday, March 30th at 11:00AM. Held at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial. Visit the American Legion website for details.
*Ocean City, Maryland || Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day at the American Legion in Ocean City, MD. Friday, March 30th 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Visit the American Legion website for details.
Other News Items and Nearby Events:
As I reviewed my previous blog post with the history of WHVVD I noticed that the website was down. Searching further, I learned that the gentleman I've followed for several years, Mr. Jose Ramos, an Army medic and Vietnam Veteran who dedicated much of his life working to establish a national day of honor for all who served in Vietnam, passed away in September. I'm not certain if he was the sole owner/admin of the WHVVD website, but if he was, that may explain why it is no longer active. Article from September 2017.
Baltimore, MD || Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day observance on March 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Held at Martin’s West, 6817 Dogwood Road, Baltimore, MD 21244. Click here to see details.
In northern Delaware, a ceremony was held on Saturday, March 24th to honor the fallen Vietnam Vets. "A year ago, an act of Congress was signed into law by President Donald Trump designating March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In honor of the newly created day commemorating all the veterans who served in Vietnam, the local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1095 held a ceremony on Saturday in front of the old Delaware County Courthouse, 91 N. Sandusky St., Delaware." Article from 3.26.18 in the Delaware Gazette.
New York, also on Saturday the 24th: While not in our area, I was glad to see this an article about this event: "The purpose of this new event is to encourage our younger veterans to embrace Vietnam Veterans Day so that it will continue to be a meaningful commemoration of those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam, for years to come. The Tribute March will retrace the route of the 1985 Welcome Home Parade that celebrated the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 55 Water Street. We encourage veterans of all eras, family members and supporters to join us".
We thank our soldiers and we honor those who went, served and sacrificed. Let us come together and acknowledge our Vietnam Veterans this coming week and take the time to shake the hand of a hero. To all of you, WELCOME HOME.
