The post, located at the corner of North Jefferson and East
Falls streets, will hold a program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 to which it
is inviting the public, but particularly all those who served their country
during the years 1955-75. There is no charge, and a lunch will be served.
Veterans who were deployed to Southeast Asia during that
period will be asked to stand to identify themselves, their branch of the
military, and when and where they served.
Also Thursday, VFW Post 315 will hold a luncheon from noon
to 2 p.m. at its 1820 E. Washington St. facility. All men and women who served
in the military at any time are welcome, along with their spouses. Those who
were deployed can get their first membership free.
Both programs are planned to coincide with National Vietnam
War Veterans Day, which was signed into law last year by President Trump. March
29 was chosen for the day as it is the last day that troops were withdrawn from
Vietnam in 1973.
The bi-partisan bill creating the act was sponsored by
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly.
The day has been observed informally prior to becoming law,
with President Nixon choosing March 29 as the first Vietnam Veterans Day in
1974, and President Obama issuing a proclamation for a Vietnam Veterans Day on
March 29, 2012.
SOURCE: New Castle News