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National Vietnam War Veterans Day

  • National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2023

    National Vietnam War Veterans Day 2023

    Today continues America’s 13-year long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War to ensure that every Veteran and family impacted by the war receives our gratitude for their sacrifice.

  • A time to remember and thank Veterans on Vietnam War’s 50th Anniversary

    A time to remember and thank Veterans on Vietnam War’s 50th Anniversary

    Honoring Veterans on National Vietnam War Veterans Day (March 29) during 50th anniversary of Vietnam War and encouraging them to apply for earned VA benefits and care

  • Finding Vietnam Veteran and Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams, pt.3

    Finding Vietnam Veteran and Navy Corpsman Gregory Williams, pt.3

    Bill Mulcrevy’s search had come to an end. Gregory Williams, the Navy Corpsman who had saved his and so many other Marines’ lives in Vietnam, died in Illinois in November 2017. He was 73.

  • How VA and partners helped a Vietnam Veteran find Corpsman Williams, pt.2

    How VA and partners helped a Vietnam Veteran find Corpsman Williams, pt.2

    Part 2 of the story on how VA and partners came together to help a sick Marine Corps Veteran search for the buddy who saved his life in Vietnam.

  • A Vietnam Veteran’s search for the Corpsman who saved his life, pt.1

    A Vietnam Veteran’s search for the Corpsman who saved his life, pt.1

    A sick Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran reached out to VA to help find Gregory Williams, a Navy Corpsman buddy who saved his life in Vietnam.

  • How to make National Vietnam War Veterans Day more meaningful for Vets

    How to make National Vietnam War Veterans Day more meaningful for Vets

    National Vietnam War Veterans Day is just over two months away, and any organization who wants a simple, free way to make the day more meaningful for Vietnam Veterans can become the Vietnam War Commemoration’s “commemorative partners.”

  • VBA salutes Vietnam War Veterans

    VBA salutes Vietnam War Veterans

    During his inaugural address in 1961, President John F. Kennedy [...]

  • Vietnam Purple Heart Veteran reflects on service, transition, family

    Vietnam Purple Heart Veteran reflects on service, transition, family

    Purple Heart Veteran Thornell Billingslea served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade. As we celebrate National Vietnam War Veterans Day, VA says to all Vietnam Veterans, “Welcome Home.”

  • VA to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War

    VA to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War

    On March 29, our Nation will commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day on its 50th anniversary, an opportunity for VA employees and all Americans to recognize and thank our Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice during one of America’s longest wars.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Olga Kalpagian

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Olga Kalpagian

    On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Olga Kalpagian, who served as a nurse during the war.

  • Philadelphia VA Medical Center named for Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient

    Philadelphia VA Medical Center named for Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient

    19-year-old Michael Crescenz was killed in action in Vietnam, the only Philadelphian serving in Vietnam awarded the Medal of Honor. Philadelphia’s VA Medical Center was renamed in his honor in 2014.

  • Veterans can attend virtual events for National Vietnam War Veterans Day

    Veterans can attend virtual events for National Vietnam War Veterans Day

    National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29. Organizers canceled or postponed many events to slow the spread of COVID-19 through social distancing. Veterans are encouraged to stay connected and participate in virtual events.

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