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Lycoming County proclaims March 29 as Vietnam War Era Veterans Day; officials and veterans speak at meeting
Summary
The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation recognizing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day and held an in-person recognition of local Vietnam-era veterans; several veterans described personal wartime experiences and ongoing needs for VA services.
The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation recognizing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day and honored local veterans at a commissioners meeting, presenting the proclamation to local veteran Mike McMum and inviting veterans in the audience to stand for recognition.
The proclamation cites the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, notes the county's remembrance of service from November 1955 to April 1975, and identifies 43 Lycoming County service members killed or listed as missing in action. "This year will be the conclusion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War era," Mike McMum said after receiving the proclamation, adding that because of incomplete records it is not possible to know exactly how many county residents served during the…
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