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Medal of Honor recipient James E. Livingston honors Vietnam veterans at Beaufort County ceremony
Summary
Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston delivered the keynote at a Beaufort County Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony, citing cemetery figures, medevac successes and rebutting myths about Vietnam veterans; the event included an invocation, wreath-laying for PFC Ralph H. Johnson and veteran pin presentations.
Neil Pugliese, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, opened the Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony in Beaufort County by welcoming dignitaries and veterans and introducing the keynote speaker.
"It is my great honor to introduce our keynote speaker today," Pugliese said, listing local officials and veterans-group representatives in attendance.
Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in Vietnam, thanked veterans and their families and emphasized the lasting contributions of Vietnam-era service members to American life. "All you guys and gals, thank you very much," Livingston said, calling Vietnam veterans "the most active in their communities doing charity work,…
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