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

Interview inserts into local papers on Vietnam Veteran interviews.

There are two events. On February 21 we have our chapter meeting at 248 S Ute Avenue. Our program will be given by a Vietnam War Veteran. We expect up to 100 members and guest. On Memorial Day weekend we will be dedicating a Monument/marker for the Vietnam War Veterans and their families at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado. This service that the marker will be dedicated for normally has 1000 plus veterans and guests.

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

To honor and celebrate our Vietnam Veterans in the Jackson, MS area. Co-hosting commemorative partners are Annandale Chapter DAR, Chief Red Jacket, Doaks Treaty, Fort Rosalie, James Foster, LeFleur's Bluff, Magnolia State, Ralph Humphreys, Rebecca Cravat and Walter Leake.

American Legion Axillary will present certificates to all Vietnam Veterans in attendance.

Farmington has over 200 Vietnam veterans living in the community but there is no veterans organization for them to gather and meet. The veterans will be able to to do this when they attend the "Bring your own brown bag" lunches which will be held at the Farmington Town Hall from 11 am to 1 pm the second Wednesday of each month until December 2017. The main focus is to give the veterans a place where they can casually gather and share but a short program will be designed by sometimes inviting guest speakers. The local DAR chapter will present certificates to all Vietnam veterans who attend.

This military memorabilia workshop will help veterans, their families, and community members learn how to preserve the things that veterans carried home from military service. Whether it's a tintype photo of a Civil War ancestor; great-granddad's uniform worn in the trenches of France; WWII V-mail letters; unit patches from Korea and Vietnam; a cruise book from a naval deployment; digital photos emailed from Iraq or Afghanistan; or any of a host of other military mementos with deep personal meaning, a professional archivist and a trained museum specialist will be on hand to explain preservation techniques. Doing so shall ensure that future generations will remember the personal and family sacrifices embodied in those objects. The workshop runs from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and is free to the public. Fort Scott National Historic Site is part of your National Park System and is pleased to partner with the Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Kansas Humanities Council to provide this free program. Attendees are welcome to bring military objects to the workshop. However, NO weapons or weapon facsimiles of any type are to be brought on site. We especially encourage Vietnam Veterans and their family members to attend this program.

Event: Remembering Vietnam Honoring Vietnam Veterans and Families Educational exhibits for the veterans’ families and the public. March 6,7,8, 2015 Co-Hosted by the County of Lapeer Lapeer County 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Committee’s 3 day show will feature the Quilt of Tears (large display of Agent Orange memorial Quilts), Vietnam Veterans’ memorabilia, collections and educational materials. Nipissing Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting an educational booth at the show which will feature a large Vietnam map for Veterans to mark the location of their military action. The exhibit will include educational materials from the National Vietnam Commemoration site as: The Commemoration poster, U.S. Road to War in Vietnam, War statistics page, the branches of service action, battle losses and casualties, maps of villages, topography and Agent Orange use along with information and photographs of nurses in action. There will be age appropriate pictures for young people to color and Nipissing chapter will have a small gift for people attending the show. Nipissing members will also have a large display of military articles, clothing and equipment and two members will be with their Veteran husbands and their collections from the Vietnam War Nipissing members have attended the Lapeer County Committee’s planning meetings and helped with ideas, flyers, news articles, radio interview and set-up plans. Arrangements have been made for veterans to display their memorabilia and collections as long as they would like during the three day show. There will be cookies and coffee for veterans and their families to enjoy during the day. Meals will be furnished for veterans spending the day with their displays. There will be no charge to attend.

Distribution of commemorative materials to outpatient Vietnam veterans and their family members at VA Medical Center by DAR member/VA volunteer. Objective 1.

To make veterans and the public aware of the 50th Commemoration of the Vietnam war; handing out information on Vietnam veterans issues, agent orange issues, and health concerns for Vietnam veterans. Tabletop display is held at the VA Hospital the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month for 8 hours per day.

To honor Vietnam Veterans for their service and sacrifice.

To highlight the service of the armed forces during the Vietnam War and to educate the public with displays of the history of the war and personal photographs, items loaned to the DAR chapter by service members

The purpose of the event is an award ceremony to honor several local residents for their contributions and dedication to Southeast Alaska.

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.

Display at the Museum will honor Vietnam veterans,

Annual State Conference. Included a luncheon as well as a display table, including photos and posters.

Texas State DAR Conference in San Antonio. This event was a special tribute to the Vietnam veterans.

Commemoration Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War

To collect, film, and preserve personal stories and other documents from American war veterans for the Library of Congress

The William Henshaw Chapter, NSDAR dedicated the meeting of March 7, 2015 to honor several local Vietnam War Veterans. The Chapter honored them with framed certificates of appreciation, and asked them to share some of their experiences from their service during the Vietnam War. Photos of the event were taken and submitted to the local newspaper.

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.

Recognition program by the staff of the Georgia National Cemetery. This was to pay tribute to the sacrifices of the veterans and their families.

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.

Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans honored its Vietnam Veteran members Saturday, March 7, 2015 during its monthly meeting as part of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam Was, Star Group Veterans Helping Veterans honored Nine (9) Vietnam Veterans who are SG-VHV Members with Special SG-VHV Certificate of Appreciation Plaques thanking them for their service and their sacrifices. The plaques were presented by Mr. Haywood and Elijah King, Jr. CSM(R), with Mr. King reading the Certificate. The Star Group Veterans Helping Veterans Vietnam Veterans are James Bailey, Willie Browning, Kirk Bennett (not pictured), Henri Grenier, William Rush (Plaque accepted by his wife Mrs. Rush and SGVHV went to Rehab Center to personally present his plaque to him, Luis Rivera (not pictured), Gainswell White and Terry Spears (Plaque accepted by his daughter Marilyn Andrews). One recipient, Jimmy Hensley is in the Stoney Brook Living Center and the group went over there and made his presentation. “These soldiers didn’t come home to the welcome they deserved,” said Sheila Timmons SGVHV Member. “It was just the way things were — that was the era we were in. But we at Star Group Veterans Helping Veterans just want you to know that we appreciate you and everything you have done for our country and our way of life.” Star Group president Jonathan Haywood, beaming as if he were a proud, first-time papa, stated “Some of these men and women were drafted; others joined of their own accord to do what they considered was right,” Haywood said. “In either case, they served during a time when being a soldier was considered disgraceful by many in this nation, and it is way past time for us to honor their service and their sacrifices. “I consider them Heroes, and I am proud and honored to stand beside them.”

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.

The Lapeer County Committee members proposed to the county newspaper that they run an interview of a Vietnam Veteran once a month for the three years of the National Commemoration. The Lapeer County Press agreed and has run full page up to 1 1/4 pages of individual interviews of Lapeer County Vietnam Veterans. The articles have been very educational and have given a very real picture of the war from our heroes eyes. This publication covers more than Lapeer County. Public publication 2015-2018 Anticipated attendance is a guess as I don't know the county distribution hard copy and internet.

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