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 celebrate the 50th ceremony.

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

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.

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 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

Recognition of all Vietnam veterans and their families. Thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families. Co-Hosts for the event include: Stonewall Jackson Chapter Association of the U.S. Army City of Salem City of Vinton Roanoke County Town of Vinton

The Vietnam Veterans of America # 278 is hosting a "Welcome Home" to all Vietnam Veterans on Monday, March 30 at 6:00 pm at the Korea/Vietnam Memorial at 7th Street & State Line Avenue. March 30 has been designated as Vietnam Veterans Day. It was the day (29th in Vietnam - 30th in U.S.) that all ground troops were withdrawn from South Vietnam.

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.

We will be honoring the Vietnam War Veterans who are still with us. We are also recognizing the veterans who were killed in action and one who is missing in action, plus the ones who have died since the war. All will be given certificates and pins. We have a Vietnam War Veterna who will give a moving speech.

Display at the Museum will honor Vietnam veterans,

Donated a copy of Sgt. Rhett Holley's book "Memories of an Old Marine" to our local library in his honor to preserve & document his time in Vietnam

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.

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.

Chapter member Maryann Thompson from Clay Center planned for Vietnam Veterans to be honored at a Vietnam Commemorative Flag ceremony. The following was placed in the "Clay County News" newspaper and on the Clay County Facebook: In accordance with the office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense proclamation naming March 30, 2015 “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day”, all veterans who served during the Vietnam War are invited to attend a flag presentation at the Clay County Courthouse, 4:00 P.M. Monday March 30. We will pay tribute and honor those veterans and their families. Friends and family of those who served are ask to attend this ceremony when the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Flag will be presented and hung in the courthouse. All veterans will be ask to sign the honor book with the dates they served as we thank , honor and pay tribute to them for their service. The Daughters of the American Revolution, Niobrara Butler-Johnson Chapter, invite you to join them at this presentation. At the ceremony, Chapter member Maryann Thompson gave a "Welcome"; The "Prayer" was given by Pastor Kevin Whitmore; Governor Dave Heineman's Proclamation "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" was read by Katelynn Piper, 2015 Girl's State Delegate; Chapter member Maryann Thompson presented the Vietnam Commemorative Flag to Clay County Mayor L. Wayne Johnson; Comments were given by Vietnam Veteran L. Wayne Johnson; Vietnam Veteran Dave Higbea told about the Vietnam Commemorative Flag, as it was proudly held high by two Chapter members; Recognition of the Veterans was by Maryann Thompson; Vietnam Veterans signed an Honor Book and introduced themselves. Most told their branch, rank and tour(s) of Duty in Vietnam. Closing remarks were by DAR Chapter Regent Jacki Lemonds. Vietnam Veterans were invited to take a pin, buttons, magnets, stickers, etc.

A Vietnam display was up at The Hastings Public Library on March 30th, the official Day Senate declared as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans".. First, a sign was proudly displayed with the Daughters of the American Revolution/Niobrara Butler-Johnson Chapter officially welcoming home Vietnam Veterans! Then our Vietnam Commemorative Partnership Certificate was on display. We had President Obama's Proclamation, a smaller copy of the Vietnam Seal and Flag, along with a poster stating the meanings of each. The library pulled books on Vietnam to be checked out with our display. They said that they were happy that the display brought a lot of positive attention to the Vietnam War and the Veterans. They were happy with the books that were checked out. Two pictures were taken by the library and presented to our Chapter.

Event was well received. Co-hosted by: North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America

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

Honoring the Vietnam War veterans and their families within Michigan's 8th District