Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event to be held March 29 at state Capitol in Helena

The 14th annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony will be March 29 at the state Capitol complex. This is a Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemorative Event sponsored by The Montana Military Museum, the Montana Department of Military Affairs, Fort Harrison Veterans Administration & Hospital, American Legion Post #2 (Lewis & Clark Post), and the Oro Fino Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; “Proud partner(s) with The U.S.

A. Vietnam War Commemoration.” (www.



vietnam50th.org.) The Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans ceremony on March 29, 2024, included a march around the state Capitol and observance in the rotunda.

This program, which honors Vietnam veterans who served from 1955-1975, will be a combination of a Veterans Honor Walk around the Capital complex, starting promptly at 10 a.m. on the corner of 6th Avenue and Roberts Street (Montana Heritage Center), followed by a ceremony at the Freedom Tree where the Vietnam POW-MIA plaque, dedicated in 2015, is located.

The formal ceremony will be 11 a.m. in the Capitol Rotunda, 1301 E.

6th Ave. Sgt. Maj.

Mike Russell, retired, a Vietnam veteran, will be the main speaker. Early arrival recommended due to the challenge of parking around the Capitol with the Montana Legislature being in session Saturday. The public may attend.

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