‘Tis the season to remember your veterans
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- December
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My father has joined Westchester County’s chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America just in time for the holidays and a new local VVA tradition: Chapter 49 has decided to join Wreaths Across America, a national nonprofit organization that aims to lay wreaths on all the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery.
The national ceremony will take place at noon Dec. 15. At that time, Chapter 49 will also lay wreaths at Lasdon Park, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the other military memorial statues on the Somers, NY property.
Dan Griffin, Chapter 49’s executive director, also told me the group plans to hold its 20th annual candlelight vigil at the park on Dec. 23. The VVA members will light candles along the Trail of Honor and read all of the names of the 214 Westchester County residents killed in the Vietnam War.
“We hold this holiday celebration for those who did not make it back from ‘Nam,” Griffin said.
[...] ‘Tis the season to remember your veteransBy Nicole NerouliasMy father has joined Westchester County’s chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America just in time for the holidays and a new local VVA tradition: Chapter 49 has decided to join Wreaths Across America, a national nonprofit organization …Return to Vietnam – http://vietnam.lohudblogs.com [...]