12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
THE NAVY IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT WILL SALUTE
VIETNAM WAR AND VIETNAM ERA VETERANS DURING A SPECIAL NATIONAL
VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY EVENT ENTITLED HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED AND SACRIFICED. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT NOON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28 IN THE FOOD COURT AREA OF THE NAVY EXCHANGE ON NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON (SUBASE).
2. GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE JOINT SUBASE NAVY EXCHANGE, COMMISSARY, AND SUBMARINE FORCE MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENT, WILL INCLUDE:
A. VANCE E. FISHER JR., VIETNAM WAR U.S ARMY VETERAN, WHO FLEW MISSIONS IN VIETNAM AS PART OF THE 335TH ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY. HE ALSO SERVED AS PAST SENIOR VICE-COMMANDER AND IS CURRENTLY QUARTERMASTER OF VFW POST 5095 IN EAST HAMPTON, CONN.
B. EDWARD C. TURNER, VIETNAM WAR U.S. NAVY VETERAN, WHO SUPPORTED AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS, ASSAULTS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS IN VIETNAM AS A SAILOR ABOARD USS HERMITAGE (LSD 34). HE ALSO SERVED AS PAST COMMANDER AND IS CURRENTLY A SERVICE OFFICER FOR VFW POST 5095, IN EAST HAMPTON, CONN., AS WELL AS CURRENTLY A SERVICE OFFICER FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 197, IN MARLBOROUGH, CONN.
3. ON 28 MARCH 2017, PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, SIGNED INTO LAW THE VIETNAM WAR VETERANS RECOGNITION ACT OF 2017, DESIGNATING EVERY 29 MARCH AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.
4. THIS SUBASE EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT ANYONE WITH CURRENT BASE ACCESS IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL FOLLOW THE EVENT.