Lt. Gen. Kicklighter, USA (Ret) Director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration presented a flag and certificate to MSgt (USAF., Ret.) Rob Wilkins and Mr. Roger Vance of Weider History Group's Vietnam Magazine.
Presenting the 50th Anniversary Commemoration Flag is the Director of Commemorations for the Defense Department, retired Army Lt. Gen. Claude M. Kicklighter (center), to VFW Washington Office Executive Director Bob Wallace (right) and Director of Administration and Operations Fred Burns.
Richard (Sandy) Quinn, President of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library (left), accepts the commemorative flag from Lt. Gen. Mick Kicklighter, USA (Ret) as the Nixon Library becomes the first Presidential Library to become a partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. Everett Alvarez, CDR USN (Ret), a Navy pilot who was shot down and held as a Prisoner of War during the Vietnam War also participated.
Richard (Sandy) Quinn, President of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library (right), accepts the commemorative certificate from Lt. Gen. Mick Kicklighter, USA (Ret) as the Nixon Library becomes the first Presidential Library to become a partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration.
Jason Kamiya, Maj. Gen., U.S. Army, (Ret.); USAA Sr. VP of Financial Foundations, accepts the Vietnam War Commemoration Flag from Mick Kicklighter, Lt. Gen., U.S. Army, (Ret.), Director DOD Commemorations Office. USAA is a Commemorative Partner in the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary.
Mary Byers, President of American Gold Star Mothers, discusses their partnership with The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration with Maj. Gen. (Ret) Peter Aylward.
Mary Byer, President American Gold Star Mothers, and Barbara Benard, 1st Vice President American Gold Star Mothers, accept their commemoration flag from Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Peter Aylward and Yvonne Schilz, Commemorative Partners Program Chief.
Mr. Richard Perez, President of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce accepts the flag and certificate designating the Chamber as a Commemorative Partner of the Vietnam War Commemoration.
LTG William Caldwell, IV, Commanding General U.S. Army North (right) hosted thousands of Vietnam veterans at Fort Sam Houston over Veterans Day for a Welcome Home Ceremony and accepted a certificate signed by the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from LTG Mick Kicklighter, US Army (Ret) becoming the first military unit to become a Commemorative Partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.