Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 gathered in Ozone Park, N.Y., alongside elected officials, law enforcement officers and members of the public last month to raise a flag in honor of National Vietnam Veterans Day.
State Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) organized the event. “When realizing that March 29th was the upcoming National Vietnam Veterans Day, I wanted to do something in the community,” he told the Queens Chronicle.
“Every day is Veterans Day,” Addabbo added. “But as we approach March 29, we’re taking a special moment to acknowledge special veterans — those in the Vietnam War, the over 20-year conflict that saw 58,000 of our soldiers die and saw 300,000 wounded.”
Veterans and supporters including NYPD Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) and state Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) helped raise the flag.
“Vietnam Veterans Day is the day that we honor these guys who put their lives on the line,” said Doug Williams, vice president of Chapter 32. “This is finally the recognition they should get, and rightly so. I say to the Vietnam vets: ‘Welcome home!’”
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