Events

The mission of these events is to reach out to Vietnam Veterans and bring them in to discuss Agent Orange and ways the Veterans Services can support these veterans.

The Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Trail is located in Price County and has 13 markers to represent the 13 years of service and sacrifice of the brothers and sisters in arms. The markers denote events of the war that were deemed important by Vietnam Veterans. The trail is a commemorative project to remind the public of the sacrifices made by this group of unheralded veterans.

these events will inform fellow Vietnam veterans and civilians that it will be 50 years since the start of Vietnam war and that multi events will be held to commemorate that date.

We will be handing out personalized thank you notes from our Chapter with the pin attached. We work closely with a number of Veterans organizations and will be personally thanking Vietnam Veterans for their service.

To honor & thank veterans of the Vietnam War, to honor & thank veteran families, will lay wreaths on 5 graves of veterans in Chowan County killed in Vietnam War

We will be giving personalized certificates and pins to our local Vietnam Vets from our local Chapter

To honor Saginaw-Bay area veterans and their guest at a luncheon. The Vietnam Veterans will receive MSDAR Vietnam Veteran Thank you Mugs and be presented to the group. We expect to accomplish objectives 1, 2 and 3.

Interview inserts into local papers on Vietnam Veteran interviews.

Post volunteers will be visiting local high school history classes and giving a presentation.

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

Homeless Veterans day - VA Hospital Washington DC

This event is part of a series of 50th anniversary events that Clemson University is conducting over the next few years in support of the Vietnam 50th anniversary war commemoration. We conducted the football MAD event with great success in the fall and will continue through with this event for basketball and a future event with Clemson baseball.

Distribution of materials to outpatients at VAMC, Livermore, CA by NSDAR member and VA volunteer greeter. Objective 1. (Earlier distribution of materials was EXTREMELY popular.)

The purpose of the shipboard event was two-fold; to honor and thank Vietnam veterans for their service and contributions to our country, and to highlight the role of the Coast Guard during the Vietnam conflict. In order to provide veterans with an idea of how the Coast Guard operates and conducts its missions at sea, RUSH got underway at 0900 on the morning of 24JAN15. While underway, the veterans were given a shipboard tour and a brief history of RUSH's involvement in the Vietnam War. As part of the program, CAPT Vinciguerra, CAPT Jenkins, and several distinguished veterans, gave speeches in order to commemorate those who endured the hardships of the war. Lunch was also provided. While the event was really tailored towards veterans of the Vietnam War, veterans from all eras were welcome to attend. With the help of Col. Han, Col. Castagnetti, and other members of the 50th Vietnam Commemoration Committee, the crew of the RUSH had the distinct pleasure of honoring roughly 30 Vietnam Veterans and their spouses. This was a unique and special opportunity for RUSH, one that will resonate with the crew and veterans for years to come.

to relate personal stories of combat veterans from WWII, Korea and Vietnam, through today. Hosted by local journalist.

This traveling exhibit details the American prisoner of war experience from the Civil War to modern conflicts. It was created by the National Park Service in cooperation with the American Ex-Prisoners of War and the Friends of Andersonville, to give more citizens the opportunity to explore the American POW story. This is truly an appropriate exhibit for the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Since the advent of the use of aircraft as weapons of war, many American POWs have been aircrew members who crash-landed or bailed out behind enemy lines. There is an extensive educational value to this exhibit, especially for younger generations who may not have a good understanding about this facet of America’s armed conflicts. They also may not understand that in this context, the “prisoners” were not criminals, but American heroes who resisted their captors while upholding the U.S. Military Code of Conduct. The lighting in the exhibit is subdued to reflect the gloom of the POW camp environment and the prisoners’ existence. Toward the end of the exhibit, a highlighted “FREEDOM” graphic signals the way to the exit as additional graphics celebrate the POWs’ eventual repatriation. The exhibit includes sections on Capture, Prison Life, Those Who Wait, and Freedom, and displays artifacts and audio-visual interviews from actual prisoners of war which serves as a memorial to all American prisoners of war.

Honor and thank Vietnam Veterans with a free lunch.

Display in Bluffton library consisting of POW Flag, VVA flag, and VWC Flag. Memorabilia included posters, stickers, other items.

Quilt making for Vietnam vets in the community including the name and date of service on each one. Then, invited the veteran to a luncheon to present to them with a certificate. This is ongoing.

Six Members of the Capital District of NY AUSA Chapter took part in "The Vietnam in America Memory Course" conducted by Professor Dave Kieran at Skidmore College. A display honoring Vietnam veterans will be made at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.

The West Texas Collection display included a panel discussion and reception. The display ran from November 17, 2014 through July 31, 2015.

Lt. Colonel Jerry Ericsson (Ret) spoke at Star of Destiny, NSDAR to relay his experiences as a decorated helicopter pilot in Vietnam and how the war forged the future of his life. As a tribute to him, Star of Destiny has purchased an engraved brick in Lt. Col. Ericsson's name and it has been placed in the Vietnam section of the Veteran's War Memorial, Plaza of Liberty in McAllen, Texas

Our DAR chapter's Historic Preservation is collecting questionnaires regarding Vietnam Veterans experiences. This is an ongoing project and will conclude in March 2016. These questionnaires will be converted into a narrative form and compiled for the Katy Library.

Presentation of the DoD 50th Anniversary Commemorative Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin to Pentagon visitors.