Local Vietnam veterans honored

  • Members of the Road Rangers and the Girls’ Ministry youth groups at Gladwin Assembly of God stand with the flags of the different branches of the service at Sunday’s salute to Vietnam veterans.
    Members of the Road Rangers and the Girls’ Ministry youth groups at Gladwin Assembly of God stand with the flags of the different branches of the service at Sunday’s salute to Vietnam veterans.
  • Todd Gawel (right) presented lapel pins and certificates to veterans who attended a ceremony commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day Sunday at Gladwin Assembly of God.
    Todd Gawel (right) presented lapel pins and certificates to veterans who attended a ceremony commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day Sunday at Gladwin Assembly of God.
    GLADWINIn 2017, the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act was passed by the federal government and it established March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day.The date is significant because it was on March 29, 1973, that the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished, the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam and Hanoi released the l...

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