On the left, John Holton, of the Tioga County Veterans’ Service Agency, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 480 Color Guard participate at a wreath laying ceremony held on Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29. (Photo by JoAnn R. Walter)
On March 29, in recognition of “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,” the Tioga County Veterans’ Service Agency hosted its first annual event.
In March 2017, President Trump signed into law the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, which designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam Veterans Day. The law was bipartisan legislation authored by Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and passed unanimously by both chambers of Congress last year.
In this weekend’s print edition of The Owego Pennysaver Press, you will be able to read about the ceremony and the event that followed at the VFW Post in Owego.
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