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“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship
“Our nation owes an eternal debt of gratitude for their sacrifice and that of their families. We cannot forget to remember.”
– Sara Heidenheimer, Program & Administrative Manager,
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services
March 29 marked a very important national observance: National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
On this special day of remembrance, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services (the Center) visited several historic locations, including the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Members of our team also joined local celebrations where they live, as we recognized the service, sacrifice, and achievements of our nation’s Vietnam veterans.
Our nation owes an eternal debt of gratitude for their sacrifice and that of their families. Today’s veterans can talk about their combat experiences in large part because our Vietnam veterans could not or would not. Furthermore, much of our battlefield knowledge and effectiveness can be attributed to what we learned from our Vietnam veterans.
National Vietnam War Veterans Day was established to recognize the sacrifice of those who fought in Southeast Asia. There are roughly 610,000 living veterans out of the approximately 2.7 million Americans who served in Vietnam.
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship
“Innovations are imperative in building capacity by organizations seeking to make lives of veterans and their families better.” – Duncan S. Milne, Retired US Marine
“The selected lines from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For the Fallen’ honors sacrifice and serves as a reminder of the enduring respect and remembrance owed to fallen
“I don’t wait until a holiday comes up to recognize those who have fallen – and the families of the fallen. I feel these service
