photo by Shelia Harding Cannon
photo by Shelia Harding Cannon
photo by Shelia Harding Cannon
photo by Shelia Harding Cannon
photo by Shelia Harding Cannon
Hamilton County paused Wednesday at noon on the steps of the courthouse downtown to observe National Vietnam War Veterans day which is Friday.
Speakers included Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp, Hamilton County Commission Chairman Jeff Eversole and Hamilton County Historian Linda Moss Mines.
The Charles Coolidge Medal Honor Heritage Center is hosting a free breakfast for Vietnam veterans Friday morning beginning at 8 a.m.
Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 203 is having a “Fish Fry” Friday on the Walmart, Highway 153 parking lot starting at noon.
The event is free to all Vietnam veterans and their families.
Over 58,000 Americans were killed in the Vietnam War. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975, with most of the fighting in South Vietnam.