On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon. Operation Chopper marked America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong, and the beginning of one of our longest and most challenging wars. Through more than a decade of conflict that tested the fabric of our Nation, the service of our men and women in uniform stood true. Fifty years after that fateful mission, we honor the more than 3 million Americans who served, we pay tribute to those we have laid to rest, and we reaffirm our dedication to showing a generation of veterans the respect and support of a grateful Nation.
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via NBC News: Seven decades later, some of the Marines who captured Iwo Jima returned to the tiny Japanese island to remember one of the last battles of the war in the Pacific — and the moment that gave the world the most iconic image of World War II.
They recalled a struggle that was much more difficult than the Americans had expected. What was supposed to be the quick work of capturing the island from Japan turned into a prolonged struggle. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, servicemembers returning home from duty in Southeast Asia were often greeted with protest signs, defamatory chants, spit and worse – a stark contrast to the way veterans returned home from battle after World Wars I and II. Thankfully, post 9/11 generation veterans do not have to duck into airport restrooms to change from their uniforms to civilian clothes as some Vietnam veterans were forced to do.
Read more... Dear Colleagues and Fellow Veterans,
Please find the attached Plan of the Week. For our new Spring Quarter Students, welcome to the Plan of the Week, and our Edmonds Community College Veteran Community! Here's a few additional notes and points of emphasis this week:
Chris Szarek, MBA, USN (Ret.) Veterans Resource Center Director Lynnwood 215 425-640-1775 I am writing to ask for your help in getting information about the VUMS (Veterans of Underage Military Service) out to possible members and others who may have an interest in the organization.
The VUMS organization started in 1991 to honor those proud Americans who entered military service to their country under age. VUMS enlisted under age 17 for men and under the age of 20 for women during WWII, The Korean War, and beyond. More than 20,000 VUMS served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Only about 2,900 are left. We are losing about 600 per year making our longevity very short. I would appreciate your organization putting a small piece in your newsletter about the VUMS and where folks can find more information. You can go to oldvums.org to find out more. ------------------------ This information has been added to the RESOURCES portion of the Post 234 website. |
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