12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
The following proclamation has been presented for inclusion on the March 29, City of Morgantown Council Meeting. This will be read and signed by the Mayor of Morgantown and each Veteran attending will receive a lapel pin.
Recognition of the Vietnam Veterans
A Proclamation
WHEREAS, The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration gives us the opportunity for all Americans to recognize, honor and thank our Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices during the Vietnam War from November 1, 1955 - May 15, 1975; and
WHEREAS, more than 9,000 organizations across America, including the Elizabeth Ludington Hagans/Colonel John Evans, Colonel Zackquill Morgan, and Woodburn Chapters of the West Virginia State Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, have joined with the Department of Defense as Commemorative Partners to honor our Nation’s Vietnam Veterans,; and
WHEREAS, this commemoration honors the nine million Americans, approximately 7 million living today, who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during this period, and makes no distinction between those who served in-country, in-theater, or were stationed elsewhere during those 20 years – all answered the call of duty; and
WHEREAS, March 29, 1973, was the last day that U.S. troops were on the ground in Vietnam; and;
WHEREAS, U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald has designated March 29, 2016, as a day to honor those who have “borne the battle,” and to extend gratitude and appreciation to them and their families;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Marti Shamberger, Mayor of the City of Morgantown, West Virginia, do hereby proclaim March 29, 2016 as
WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERAN’S DAY
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 29th day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen.
Signed: