GET INSPIRED Vietnam Veterans Day 50th anniversary commemoration in Pittsburgh AdminMarch 30, 2024088 views US TONIGHT’S EVENT AT THE HEINZ HISTORY CENTER. MARCH 29TH IS OBSERVED AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY AND IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS RECOGNITION. THE VETERANS BREAKFAST CLUB IN THE HEINZ HISTORY CENTER HELD A VIETNAM VETERANS DAY EVENT HONORING ALL VETERANS WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 1955 TO MAY 15TH, 1975. REGARDLESS OF DUTY. LOCATION. IT’S AN EVENT VETERANS SAY IS IMPORTANT FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. EVENT LIKE THIS NOW IS TO, UH, REMEMBER THAT THAT THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM WERE IN ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE VETERANS THAT FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO OR IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND ALL OF OUR CURRENT WARS. ANOTHER REASON IS TO EDUCATE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR, BECAUSE ONCE THE GENERATION OF VIETNAM VETERANS ARE GONE, SO ARE THEIR STORIES AS TO ONE VETERAN EVENTS LIKE THIS HELP THE CONTINUOUS JOURNEY OF HEALING FROM BEING IN THE WAR. WHEN I FIRST TOLD MY STORY, WHEN HE GOT WHEN I GOT TO THE PART ABOUT THE NVA COMING WITH RPG SQUADS, THEY HAD SQUADS TEN AND 12 MEN DID NOTHING BUT SHOOT ROCKETS AT US. UM, I STARTED BLUBBERING. UM, I GOT THROUGH MY STORY, BUT I HEALED SO MUCH BY DOING THOSE STORIES. NOW I CAN TELL MY STORY AND IT DOESN’T BOTHER, YOU KNOW, IT HELPED ME HEAL. A REMINDER THAT EMPHASIZES ON HOW DIFFERENT VIETNAM VETERANS WERE TREATED ONCE THEY RETURNED HOME. WE HAD AN, UH, FAVORABLE SHOW IN VIETNAM. AND OF COURSE, THE VIETNAM VETERANS CAME HOME TO A A COUNTRY THAT DID NOT WANT TO REMEMBER THAT WAR OR THE VETERANS THAT WERE IN IT. THE VETERANS WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY WERE ALL GIFTED WITH WELCOME HOME BAGS AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE. Vietnam Veterans Day 50th anniversary commemoration held in Pittsburgh The event was held at Heinz History Center Updated: 10:41 PM EDT Mar 29, 2024 March 29 is observed as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In honor of the 50th anniversary of this recognition, the Veterans Breakfast Club and the Heinz History Center held an event honoring all veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the period of Nov. 1, 1995, to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location.It’s an event veterans say is important for multiple reasons.”An event like this now is to remember that those who fought in the war in Vietnam weren’t any different than the veterans that fought in World War II or Iraq or Afghanistan and all of our current wars,” veteran Larry Googins said.Another reason is to educate the younger generations about the Vietnam War, because once the generation of Vietnam veterans is gone, so are their stories.To one veteran, events like this help the continuous journey of healing from being in the war.”When I first told my story, when I got to the part about the NVA coming with RPG squads, they had squads, 10 and 12 men, did nothing but shoot rockets at us, I started blubbering. I got through my story, but I’ve healed so much by doing those stories. Now I can tell my story, it doesn’t bother me, you know. It helped me heal,” veteran Harry Van Riper said.A reminder that emphasizes how differently Vietnam veterans were treated once they returned home.”We had an unfavorable war, as you know, in Vietnam. And, of course, the Vietnam veterans came home to a country that did not want to remember that war or the veterans that were in it,” Googins said.The veterans who attended the ceremony were all gifted with welcome home bags as a token of gratitude for their service. PITTSBURGH — March 29 is observed as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In honor of the 50th anniversary of this recognition, the Veterans Breakfast Club and the Heinz History Center held an event honoring all veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the period of Nov. 1, 1995, to May 15, 1975, regardless of duty location. It’s an event veterans say is important for multiple reasons. “An event like this now is to remember that those who fought in the war in Vietnam weren’t any different than the veterans that fought in World War II or Iraq or Afghanistan and all of our current wars,” veteran Larry Googins said. Another reason is to educate the younger generations about the Vietnam War, because once the generation of Vietnam veterans is gone, so are their stories. To one veteran, events like this help the continuous journey of healing from being in the war. “When I first told my story, when I got to the part about the NVA coming with RPG squads, they had squads, 10 and 12 men, did nothing but shoot rockets at us, I started blubbering. I got through my story, but I’ve healed so much by doing those stories. Now I can tell my story, it doesn’t bother me, you know. It helped me heal,” veteran Harry Van Riper said. A reminder that emphasizes how differently Vietnam veterans were treated once they returned home. “We had an unfavorable war, as you know, in Vietnam. And, of course, the Vietnam veterans came home to a country that did not want to remember that war or the veterans that were in it,” Googins said. The veterans who attended the ceremony were all gifted with welcome home bags as a token of gratitude for their service. Source link