"Recognized around the country as a moment of reflection, a day of commemoration and a time to pay due respect to Veterans who sacrificed so much during the Vietnam War."
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Presidential Proclamation -- Vietnam Veterans Day
VIETNAM VETERANS DAY
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots
lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and
underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon.
Operation Chopper marked America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong,
and the beginning of one of our longest and most challenging wars. Through more
than a decade of conflict that tested the fabric of our Nation, the service of
our men and women in uniform stood true. Fifty years after that fateful
mission, we honor the more than 3 million Americans who served, we pay tribute
to those we have laid to rest, and we reaffirm our dedication to showing a
generation of veterans the respect and support of a grateful Nation.
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