Fort Gordon honors Vietnam vets with welcome home ceremony. Is your post doing this?

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:36:54 -0400

The ceremony included performances from the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and 3rd Infantry Regiment Silent Drill Team. The celebration calmed to a somber mood for cannon fire and playing of Taps to remember lives lost during the war.

Several soldiers who formed an honorary guard around the ceremony with American flags nearly fainted in the heat as others came to relieve their duties. Bottles and cups of water were distributed to the crowd, many who sat in metal bleachers as the temperature approached 90 degrees.

Vietnam veterans, despite the lack of respect they were shown, have been central to welcoming home troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, Baker said.

http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/fort-gordon-honors-vietnam-vets-with-welcome-home-ceremony-1.353497

Fort Gordon honors Vietnam vets with welcome home ceremony

The tenacity and unwavering patriotism of several hundred Vietnam War veterans outlasted the beads of sweat that soaked into their clothes and dripped off their brows Friday at Fort Gordon.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 21 at 2015 8:53 AM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 08:53:56 -0400

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing yet another great story SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S..

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 21 at 2015 12:40 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:40:54 -0400

It's good to see this effort spread out from more than one base.

Response by SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter made Nov 21 at 2017 9:40 PM

SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:40:22 -0500

Did any of you read the article in stars and stripes in regards to a VA study shows parasites from Vietnam may be killing Veterans that served there.

I suggest anyone that served in country there read this.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parasite-from-vietnam-may-be-killing-vets/

Peace!

Slow-killing parasite from Vietnam may be killing veterans, VA study says

Test results show some men may have been infected while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia

Response by SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D made Oct 2 at 2020 6:56 AM

SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 06:56:42 -0400

Thank you Fort Gordon, one of my military bases.