More than 300 people gather to honor 140 Vietnam veterans in Jackson, Mississippi March 27, 2015 at the Welcome Home Vietnam War Veterans Yellow Ribbon Celebration.
Department of Mississippi VFW State Commander Lee Perry addresses the crowd at the Welcome Home Vietnam War Veterans Yellow Ribbon Celebration in Jackson, Mississippi March 27, 2015. Guest speakers included (from left to right) U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper; Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber; James Wiley, the keynote speaker, Vietnam War Veteran and member of the All American Service Persons organization; Honorable Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi; and Maj. Gen. Augustus L. Collins, The Adjutant General of Mississippi.
Three Vietnam veterans (from left to right, VFW Post 9832 Commander Sammie Clay, VFW Post 9832 Senior Vice Commander Aaron Honeysucker and VFW Post 9832 House Committee member and current Department of Mississippi VFW State Commander Lee Perry) are presented the Vietnam War Commemoration Commemorative flag by Maj. Gen. Augustus L. Collins, The Adjutant General of Mississippi.