HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Many veterans name Alabama house, and plenty of of the ones veterans served within the Vietnam Conflict.
Congressman Dale Sturdy held a pinning rite for those veterans Thursday morning, in need of to praise their provider to the rustic.
“We owe a debt of gratitude to the brave men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War to ensure freedom would prevail over the evils of communism. This ceremony will honor these courageous Americans as heroes who risked their lives in defense of freedom,” mentioned Congressman Sturdy in a press loose despatched to Information 19.
Any Vietnam veteran within the 5th Congressional District who served between November 1, 1955, and Would possibly 15, 1975, is eligible for a pin and congressional popularity. Vietnam veteran Johnnie Goodwin says this rite is so particular compared to the reaction veterans gained after they first returned again house.
“Oh, it means a lot to me,” Goodwin mentioned. “Because we know that we didn’t get what we deserved when we left Vietnam, so today is a great day. I just thank God for my family and everything. And thank him for the freedom as we have today. If it wasn’t for us, we wouldn’t have this freedom.”
