Vol. 119. No.33	August 18 , 2010

A salute to Vietnam veterans

On Aug. 26, Fort Knox will kick off the first of several Hardin County area events that will honor Vietnam veterans for their service and give them the respectful homecoming they deserved more than 35 years ago.

All Vietnam vets are invited and are asked to arrive at the Patton Museum off U.S. 31W at 9:15 a.m. to board buses for the 10 a.m. “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans!” ceremony at Fort Knox’s Brooks Parade Field.

Family members of the Vietnam vets are highly encouraged to attend the ceremony as well as to help give their veteran and others a warm “homecoming.” If driving to Fort Knox together, family members are asked to drop their veteran off at the Patton Museum and proceed to Brooks Parade Field for the ceremony (directional signage will be posted).

Free food and drinks will be available at Brooks Parade Field following the ceremony, and current and Vietnam-era military equipment will be on display.

Bus windshield tours of Fort Knox will also be available from 1 to 4 p.m., beginning each hour, starting and ending at the Patton Museum.

“Thank you from the Heartland: A Salute to Vietnam Veterans” is the theme for this series of area events that honors these military veterans. For information about the related events planned in Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove and West Point, please visit www.salutetovietnamveterans.com. Veterans planning to attend any of the events are also encouraged to register at this website.

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