Groups hosting remembrance ceremony Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War

Groups hosting remembrance ceremony Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War

The public is invited to a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

March 30 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war with the defeat of the United States, its policies of intervention and its hegemonic structures of power and domination. The war began a year after the revolution that defeated France and which, through the Geneva agreements of 1954, separated it, the communist north, led by Ho Chi Minh and backed by the USSR and China, and the anti-Communist south, supported by the United States.…

Ceremonies planned this weekend to mark 50th anniversary of the end of Vietnam War

Some events are planned around Southwest Michigan this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. In South Haven, the American Legion will host a ceremony on Saturday. Post commander John Barkley tells us everyone will start to sign in at the American Legion at noon. Then they’ll honor the veterans. “Starting about 12:30, then we’ll be having a ceremony, including a brief introduction, an invocation, a welcome home certi…

RI National Cemetery honors 50th anniversary of Vietnam War

The Rock Island National Cemetery will host the Vietnam War – 50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 29. The ceremony, held annually on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, will be coordinated by local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter.  The agenda includes: A welcome and introductions by Matt Tomes, director of the Rock […]The post RI National Cemetery honors 50th anniversary of Vietnam War  appeared first on Quad C…