Events

I continue to present to Vietnam veterans lapel pins and thank them for their service wherever I meet them. On November 2, 2022, I will make presentations at a Republican Women's luncheon. They are honoring Vietnam veterans & have invited me to do the honors. I always tell the recipients about the DOD Commemorative. You have allowed our Veterans to feel the warmth & gratitude of America.

The DAR John Fitch Chapter recognizes and honors Vietnam Veterans Twice a Year or more usually inviting2 each time to a meeting with refreshments awarding them with pins, certificate spouses are also invited. They may speak or choose not to speak

Throughout the year, we honor our Vietnam Veterans at our regular monthly meetings, at special events as they arise and at our annual tea held each March. In November during Veterans Day we honor those who come to our breakfast and never know how many that will be.

THE VIETNAM VETERANS WILL EACH RECEIVE A QUILT OF VALOR IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. WE HOST THIS EVENT EVERY TWO MONTHS AS WE HAVE REQUESTS AND QOVS READY. AT THE TIME OF THE QOV PRESENTATION, WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTING THE VIETNAM LAPEL PIN, HOWEVER I HAVE USED MY FIRST 50 AND NEED TO REPLACE MY STOCK.

Vietnam veterans will be honored and welcomed home at DAR meetings and multiple other locations planned,

WHEN EVER ANY VIETNAM VETERAN VISITS THE OFFICE, THEY ARE PRESENTED WITH THE PINS, EXPLANATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, STICKERS AND THE FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED PINS AND STICKERS AS APPROPRIATE.

This will be a series of smaller presentations throughout our community. Our chapter will seek out veterans who have yet to be recognized and will do small presentations at a location of that veterans choice.

The Regional Facility will be having refreshments on March 29. Supporting four Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOCs) and four Veterans Centers for the entire state of Alaska. Our office is working with them to host smaller type events.

As part of the Salem VA Health Care System quarterly Town Hall, AUSA Chapter President was asked to officiate a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin ceremony. Three Vietnam-era veterans, inter alia, witnessed the ceremony and one USAF Vietnam Veteran received his lapel pin,

To be presented to individual patients who are Vietnam War Veterans during their time on our hospice services.

Vietnam Commemoration Celebration and Pining as part of our Military Recognition Program of Covenant Health. Veterans will be presented with "Branch of Service Pins" , Thank you letters from Admin, Children and Staff.

Yakima QOV 79602 has additional members now in surrounding counties who are needing the Vietnam Commemorative Pins. Increased nominations. Quilt awards/Vietnam Commemorative Pinnings are in private award or in a group setting. Needing additional pins as our nominations have grown to include other counties. Difficult to give event date; scheduled as quilts are ready.

Each Veteran will receive a handmade quilt, certificate, and pin. Family members may take a Family pin

Vietnam Vets will be honored, given a lapel pin in front of a Vietnam War display at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

The Musiem had a large exhibit on Vietnam and China Beach. Becouse of the Exhibit being such a huge success Many Veterans and families are asking about it and we still pass out pins. We only have 5 left and would liek to have more. 100 of teh lapel pins and 100 of the Blue Star spouse pin.

Individual presentations. Note that I am a Veteran myself (too young for Vietnam) and have occasion to encounter qualified Veterans who have never been recognized - often on military installations.

We will invite Vietnam Veterans & their families to our monthly meetings but will also go to the nursing homes in our area especially to those underserved Hispanic and African American nursing homes and communities.

Informal and formal events throughtout the next 18 months recognizing Vietnam Veterans and their families/spouses

Our museum will be hosting weekend events for South Carolina Vietnam Veterans, week day Lunch and Learn lectures on the Vietnam war, outreach programs to civic and history organizations throughout SC.

When a Vietnam veteran receives a Quilt of Valor, the Vietnam Veterans Lapel pin is presented following the QOV award ceremony.

The Museum of Flight hosts multiple events each year focused on veterans. These events range in attendance from 100-300 individuals. The list includes Vietnam War Veterans Day in March, Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day in May, an annual Tribute Plaque Ceremony for our own Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in May, and Veterans Day in November. In addition, the Museum's Public Program team facilitate several military-themed programs throughout the year. At each of these programs, Vietnam veterans are invited to stand and be recognized and presented with lapel pins if they have not already received them. In addition, our Docent Corps made up of more than 250 volunteers, more than a dozen of which are Vietnam Veterans, presents lapel pins to veterans on a daily basis as part of their regular duties. One of these Docents also represents the Museum of Flight's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, Project Recover, and Puget Sound Honor Flight at annual state conventions. Several of these Docents, and members of our regular staff also keep a supply of pins and materials with them for presenting to veterans we encounter in public settings such as grocery and hardware stores.

Increasing numbers of Vietnam Veterans are living with serious illness and enrolling in hospice care. As a Level 5 We Honor Veteran partner and as a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, we aim to honor every Veteran under our care with an individualized pinning ceremony. The interdisciplinary team gathers with the Veteran patients and their family and friends to provide special recognition which includes receiving a flag pin (all Veterans), the Vietnam War Commemorative Lapel Pin and Presidential Proclamations (Vietnam Veterans), a Certificate, a homemade blanket, and a special acknowledgement card. A special reading is facilitated by the interdisciplinary team and the patient is thanked for their service, on behalf of a grateful nation. This ceremony and recognition provides closure for the Veteran and their family during this challenging time at end of life. Last year we served 387 Veteran patients of which 102 served in the Vietnam War. We expect the number of Vietnam War Veterans served to increase each year.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation Mission Statement: is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. We are pleased to include the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin presentation as part of our QOV Award Ceremonies when a veteran has served during the Vietnam era and been touched by war.

While attending the Jackson County Fair on Veterans get in free day, I met a couple of Navy veterans. In talking, one of them said he had never received his 50 Year Anniversary Pin. We were close to my car where I keep extra materials in my trunk. I presented him his pin in the fair parking lot.

We will be making presentations at: monthly chapter meetings and at our Agent Orange Town Hall promotions.

Our local Quilts of Valor group, the Red River Quilters, awards our homemade quilts to Veterans and Service Members in individual or small group events when ever it works for the recipient(s) and our members and where ever the recipients choose. After our quilt award concludes, we present lapel pins to our Vietnam Veterans following your SOP.

This is not one event - I am the Veteran Coordinator for Infinity Hospice Care, Reno, NV. I am partnered with the We Honor Veterans program with the DOD and my responsibilities are to honor veterans that come onto our service at their end of life. I complete a WHV pinning ceremony for the veteran an their family which includes veterans from WWII to Afghanistan. Have a lot of Vietnam veterans coming onto service now and that means honoring them with the Vietnam War lapel pin. I would like to request 100 lapel pins to last my fiscal year.

Quilts will be awarded to Vietnam Era Vets at various venues near Stafford, VA, on different dates in 2023 and 2024 during a Quilt of Valor Award Ceremony. Some of the ceremonies will take place the Vietnam Vets home, a nursing home and possibly at more public venues, such as the Marine Corps Museum. Once the quilts are awarded the Vietnam vet will be honored separately with the VVLP.

This is a followup to our previous event where we'll recognize additional veterans. We'll present the pins at out quarterly meetings over the next year

Quilts of Valor will be awarded along with a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration to local veterans at the monthly meetings of the Palm Beach Patriotic Quilters QOVF Group.

Individual pinning event pilot program to interface municipal governmental departments / functions to thank and honor Vietnam Veterans and their families as a programed part of city operations, involving heavy reliance on city PIO and social media teams.

It is my hope to visit all nursing homes in the Fort Collins, CO area over the next couple of years and have a ceremony at each one honoring Vietnam Veterans who may not be able to get out to other ceremonies. These hero's deserve to be thanked before its too late. We have a dedicated group of volunteers at the Elks who would make sure each ceremony would be special. I don't know how many there are out there.With over 30 assisted living facilities in the area, I would like to order 200 pins if available. This would be an ongoing project. It would be an honor to do this. I am filling in blanks with approximate numbers. I honestly don't know how many Vietnam/Vietnam era Veterans are living in assisted living. I need to make sure I can get the items first then dive in. Thank you.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation awards "Quilts of Valor" to Veterans and service members touched by war with comforting and healing quilts. Quilts can be awarded in a variety of settings including war memorials, VFWs, family reunions, homes, nursing homes, military bases, etc. Family, friends and members of the military attend.

Over the next six months, our DAR chapter plans to visit local care facilities to present Vietnam lapel pins to those Veterans who have not already received one. We have members living not only in Kerrville but in the surrounding area so we hope to reach out to a number of care facilities.

The Memorial Day Remembrance will be held at 8 am Memorial Day to reflect upon the military service of our Veterans. This includes, of course, our Veterans who served in Vietnam. The script for the event will include a section recollecting their service and the importance of thanking these Veterans who for so long received no recognition, but rather the ire of many Americans. The VVA #446 President, Alan Steltzer is invited to attend and to participate. Special recognition will be given graveside at one of the many graves of Vietnam Veterans. There, this representative of all those Vietnam Veterans, will be graced with a special US Flag. In conjunction with the VVA #446, Martin Severance Chapter will be inviting local Vietnam Veterans to attend. Prior to the event, any graves of relatives or friends of these Veterans, will also be specially remembered. Local Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops, the Blair High School JROTC Honor Guard, Bugler Across America Bugler Karl Wegner, the Sea Cadets, and other organizations, will be invited to attend. Last year's event was especially memorable.

Individual pinning events throughout the 10 assigned counties

Los Angeles Fleet Week

As patients are admitted onto our hospice services we conduct Veteran-to-Veteran pinning ceremonies. We also partner with local nursing facilities to honor all of their Veteran patients for Veterans Day, March 29th, etc. If patients pass before we're able to honor them, we present surviving loved ones with pin/certificates/flags.

Point Man Antelope Valley memorial wall in Pico Rivera, CA. 24 hour a day event with 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Wall. Schedule of events is still being developed by host. Travel to event from LA Fleet Week. 23-27MAY2024 - Staff booth at event. 28MAY2024 - Travel back to HOR.

Musical Tribute Recognition Ceremony Speakers Brick Ceremony

The Quilts of Valor Foundation awards comforting and healing "Quilts of Valor" to veterans and service members who have been touched by war. Quilts can be awarded a various events including War Memorials, VFWs, familey reunions, Miltary Unit reunions, Air Shows, homes, senior living facilities, ect. Families, relatives and miltiary friends attend the events.

The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs / Army Outreach Division will distribute the VVLP to Veitnam Veterans they encounter in the course of their outreach activities.

Individual pinning events located throughout Riverside County and Southern California.

The Wall trucks will be escorted into town on 5/23/24 The community will assemble at The Wall on 5/23/24 Opening Ceremony - community, friends, and families will be present. All the Nevada names on the wall will be read and honor their families that are present. 5/24/24 Community BBQ is free to all, designed to spend time at the wall and gather and share stories. 5/26/24 Sunset with the community and once dark we will host a candlelight vigil on 5/26/24 Closing Ceremony 5/27/24

Individual Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pinning events at both VA locations as veterans present themselves.

Ongoing veteran recognition

There are Numerous Veteran's that are in nursing homes and a large group that was displaced due to the migrant issue. They are now in a new facility. FDNY Wants to ensure they're honored,

Individual pinning events for Vietnam Veteran's attending the Trilogy Veterans Club meetings.

Saint Casimir Catholic War Veterans and Auxiliary will be honoring and recognize the Vietnam War Veterans, who served the United States during the Vietnam War with courage, honor, and valor. We will honor our veterans with a Catholic Mass and Ceremony. Vietnam War veterans have made significant contributions to our communities since returning to our communities. They made many of the freedoms we enjoy today. They are made possible by those who serve our country, and we are grateful for their commitment and sacrifices.

We will be conducting approximately 60 events: 8 Major airshow, 10 medium airshows, 20 ride events and whole bunch of small/local flyovers, static displays. We will be ALL over the Nation at various times and dates beginning with Atlanta NASCAR Ambetter 400 in February through Veterans Day in mid November. We will be passing out these awards to numerous Veteran events. That's why we are asking for such large amount so we can then disperse them to our other chapters as well. We've been doing this now for about 5 years and will continue to do so into the future.

Requesting materials for future event

Veterans, friends, and family visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Auburn Washington's Les Gove Park. Veterans are honored by the Mayor of Auburn, Officers of the Alliance, and other guest speakers. Veterans, family, and visitors can receive pins and stickers you provide.

the theme of the event is "Honoring Our Veterans", most of which are Vietnam Era. This is a nursing home for veterans from all over the United States. We have monthly Bingo parties which we incorporate into national holidays. We will have food, Bingo prizes, games, music and fellowship. The pins requested below would be presented to these veterans to honor their service. Posters will be used with other patriotic decorations for the event.

The Little Fort Chapter has an entry in the Memorial Day Parade. We will fly the Vietnam Veteran Commemorative Flag on our display as well as post the Commemorative Logo. Following the parade we will participate in the Memorial Day Ceremony at noon at the Never Forget Garden/Veterans Park on 9th Street in Winthrop Harbor. Vietnam Veteran Eagle pins will be presented by the Little Fort Chapter at the end of the ceremony.

Memorial Day festivities at post

Senior center will invite all Vietnam Veterans to their Functions room. Some Vietnam Veterans will be from the local community and all Residents will be invited. Each Vietnam veteran will be pinned and handed a proclamation during a ceremony Welcoming and Honoring them Home. There will be Cake and Ice Cream for all that attend afterwards.

In conjunction with our American Legion Post 37 Memorial Day Event; we will pre-registrater Vietnam Era Veterans with service from 1955 thru 1975 and Spouses of Deceased Veterans of that Era. Following our Memorial Program, We use the "address" provided by the Commemoration, followed by reading of Presidential Proclamation, then call forward Spouses of Deceased, actual "pin" the Pin above heart on Spouse and present a certificate folder with the Proclamation and Explanation of Pin inserted. With Vietnam Veterans following with same process and recognition.

distribute Vietnam lapel pins through various veteran events within the multiple locations (medical facility, HCC, CBOCS), town hall meetings, and outreach events.

We will be holding Memorial Service at tge local graveyard, honoring our fallen comrades buried there (17). From there, we will head to Flossenberg Concentration Camp to honor our fallen airman buried there. On Independence Day, the USAG Garrison Bavaria holds a huge 4th of July event. We put up our Honoring Vietnam Veterans Table, handing out info and thanking our Vietnam Era Veterans.

Working with Joe Ramos Hi, I’m a member of Mine Run Chapter DAR. Tracy mentioned that you may be able to assist me. I completed the partnership info and requested pins. The only response I receive was our chapter already had a partnership. I asked that the contact info be updated and requested pins. I received an email that the contact info was updated. I have not received the pins. I would like to request 500 pins to be passed out by our members in the upcoming summer months. Thanks so much for your assistance. Sincerely, Tina Evans-Zook Regent, Mine Run Chapter, NSDAR

Wreaths Across America has been holding a variety of events where Vietnam Veterans are presented with the 50th Anniversary Comemorative Pin and Presidential Proclamations. We have exhausted our current supply. Last night, 20 March, we presented 21 Vietnam Veterans with pins and proclamations. We anticipate more ceremonies throughout the year.

Memorial Day Service and Luncheon. Vietnam Era Veterans from Oak Island and Southport, NC will be Honored and Welcomed Home at the Luncheon.

THE CITY OF ARLINGTON+ PARNERS ANNUAL HOST A MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVATION. THANKING FAMILY MEMBERS OF DECEASED VIETNAM VETERANS FROM ARLINGTON.

Our members would like to present lapel pins to previously unrecognized Vietnam era veterans on an impromptu basis. We would like 20 more pins so that we have enough to provide one or two to every member who would like to do this.

Individual VVLP pinning events in conjunction with Eugene C. Yount AZ Post 145 scheduled events.

We give out the pins at special individual recognition ceremonies. We had a large ceremony of National Vietnam Veternams Day and gave out the ones you sent us for that as well as all our extra ones we use for the individual ceremonies. These smaller individual ceremonies are for our hospice patients that are Vietnam Veterans

We are a new chapter in Washington State and have just started scheduling several awards ceremonies. We never know from event to event, how many Vietnam Veterans will be in attendace. I'm estimating 100 pins will get me through 2025 (maybe!).

Make presentations May 22, 2024 to 20 Vietnam War Era veterans. Planned agenda: Recite Pledge of Allegiance; prayer; sing the National Anthem; display POW/MIA table and a moment of silence for POW/MIA's; display 50th Anniversary flag and Presidential Proclamation; make presentations; close the event; more smiles, photos, and reception with refreshments.

In Washington state we present the Vietnam Commemorative Pin at various ceremonies where we honor our Vietnam veterans. As leader of North Central QOV group based in Tonasket, WA, I am asked to give a commemorative speech and award these pins frequently. I'm estimating 200 pins will get me through 2025 (maybe!).

The City of Burton Memorial Day 5k Run and Walk has occurred in the City of Burton, Michigan since 2009. It is sponsored by the City of Burton and the Burton VFW. We honor veterans each year and hand out the magnets and Veteran pins to Vietnam veterans at both the race and Veteran Memorial activities at Burton City Hall. We do this each year, and we are running out of magnets and pins.

They will be presented with the pin, brochure, and bumper sticker during their Honor Flights, as well as our promotional booths in CA.

Memorial Day Ceremony and Vietnam Veterans will be honored and recognized with an Agent Orange Ceremonial Balloon release and Color Guard. (biodegradable balloons)

Ceremony will begin at 11:00 and end at 12:00. Patriotic music by Salvation Army band, Welcome by County Judge, Bugle call, cannot salute, invocation, Presentation of colors by Military Freedom Fest Vietnam Honor Guard, Flyover and skywriting, Speaker -- Deputy Adjutant General, State of KY, BG Brian Wertzier; memorial wreath laying.

Todd will honor the veterans individually asthey visit the traveling wall.

WAA welcomes home Vietnam vets at our HQ museum, our traveling Mobile Education Exhibit, and at events all over the country.

Quilts of Valor award Veterans and Active Personnel quilts. If the Veteran served during the Viet Nam War then I present him with his Viet Nam Lapel Pin and Fact Sheet describing all details of the Lapel Pin.

Any Vietnam Vet who I meet any place and qualifies for a Label pin will be presented with one.

Presented Lapel Pins to dinners at Perkins during breakfast.V

Event was held at 9:00 a.m. on Memorial Day May 27th 2024. The Commander, VFW Post 609 Gerald Krueger, and his wife Jessica, an auxiliary member, spearheaded a local Veteran Service Organization (VSO) campaign to raise awareness, enthusiasm, and ultimately fund-raising to place additional Veterans' name plaques honoring Alexandria citizens who served and died fighting World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, at Alexandria's "1940 monument to the City's War Dead from all wars." Our first of three planned veterans' name plaques, honors 68 Alexandrians who died or were missing in action during the Vietnam War. With collaboration of the Alexandria Office of the Historian (Gretchen Bulova) we worked feverishly from November 2023 to Memorial Day May 27th to elicit funding from 16 different VSOs and a number of individual to raise $15,000. to purchase two Vietnam Veterans' name plaques. A duplicate copy of the plaque, was later hung on the City's historic Gadsby Tavern where George Washington resigned his commission after the Revolutionary War. The duplicate plaque was unveiled on June 14th at 400 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. A Johns Hopkins school of music student, Zoey Carlos, also a CAP Cadet, sang the National Anthem on Memorial Day May 27th 2024. American Legion Post 24's chaplain Richard Evans gave the invocation. Alexandria's City historian, Gretchen Bulova served as MC. Historical remarks were offered by the City Mayor Justin Wilson, and VFW Post 609 Commander: Gerald P. Krueger. Two gold star families attended. One a gold star sister: Sue Rampey, a Post 609 AUX member, participated in the unveiling of the newly installed 68-person veterans' name plaque. Bugler Cecil Gregg, a Boy Scout of Troop 1515 blew taps. It was a beautiful weather day, and countless photos, poses with the new plaque, were taken of Gold Star family members, the Kruegers, and groups of VFW, American Legion & Vietnam Veterans. A HUGE success story.

This was so successful that we plan to do it again this year. Veterans were very appreciative. We also gave away pins at our Wreaths Across America wreath-laying event, and when the Martha Ibbetson chapter members went out to lunch afterward, we also gave a pin to a veteran in the restaurant (he was wearing a Vietnam veteran hat).

Weekly food distribution where Fishing With America's Finest will PIN VIETNAM VETERANS that are in the line to receive food. This is a weekly event and a member of Fishing With America's Finest is in attendance each week to honor the veterans

The post will follow the prescribed ceremony for the VFW Auxilliary and read a roster of all deceased Veterans in the past year.

The veteran of the year award is announced at the ceremony. Local TV, Radio, and Newspaper all will be at the event.

The VFW Chaplain's two middle school Grandsons were waiting for me and took over passing out the pins and documentation!!