National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony slated for March 29

March 28, 2022 at 7:20 am Updated: March 29th, 2022 at 8:23 am Derrick Stuckly

Colonel Tom Gray speaks during the 2021 ceremony. [File photo by Derrick Stuckly]

At 10 a.m. Monday, March 29, the 5th anniversary of National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be recognized at the Central Texas Veterans Memorial.

The ceremony will honor the 11 Brown County servicemen who lost their lives in Vietnam:

Raymond Rodriguez Delgado
Eddie Lee Ephraim
James T. Griffin Jr.
J.D. Harrell
Phillip Hease Holmes
Arthur Earl Keesee
Brit P. Lemmons
Williard Alton Perry Jr.
Michael Autrey Teague
Nelson Payne Tuttle
Kenneth Wayne Wheeler

March 29 was chosen to be observed as National Vietnam Veterans Day as in 1973, that was the date United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished and also the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. In addition, on and around this same day Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.

More than 2.7 million American served in the war and approximately one-third are still alive today.

“We will have a ceremony to honor the 11 Brown County servicemen who lost their lives in Vietnam. We will have a short ceremony and everybody is welcome to come out,” said Colonel Tom Gray, speaker for the ceremony.