It has been over 50 years since the last U.S. serviceman left Vietnam, and now we have a designated day, the 29th of March, to reflect and remember.
Vietnam War Veterans Day was first observed as a one-time occasion on March 29, 2012, when President Barack Obama issued a proclamation calling on “all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.” The day was then introduced as an annual event in 2017 when President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017.
The March 29 celebration of National Vietnam War Veterans Day is not as yet a big event. Banks will stay open, kids won’t get a free day from school and few municipalities will have parades. There may be small gatherings at local parks, Veterans of Foreign Wars or American Legion posts, but they will be insignificant compared to Memorial Day or Veterans Day, or even 9/11. But in the future, the significance of that day will grow. We realize that never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.
More than 3.4 million Americans served in support of U.S military operations in Vietnam and Southeast Asia; more than 58,000 gave their lives and nearly 1,580 service men remain unaccounted for.
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