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Deschutes County proclaims April 30 as 50th Vietnamese American Remembrance Day
Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing April 30, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, honoring veterans and calling attention to veteran services and community support.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday proclaimed April 30, 2025, the 50th Vietnamese American Remembrance Day, marking the fall of Saigon in 1975 and honoring veterans and those who died in the conflict.
The board read and approved a county proclamation that mirrors a proclamation issued earlier by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. The governor’s text cited “58,000 American servicemen and service women, including 810 from the state of Oregon, and more than 300,000 South Vietnamese soldiers” who served in Vietnam from 1955 to April 30, 1975.…
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