I want to commend Central Connecticut State University for arranging this coming weekend to provide the welcome to Vietnam Veterans that they should have received. The event will be located at the Governor William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford, CT Saturday, March 31, 2012. It will begin at 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00). TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE and must be ordered by Monday March 26, 2012.
Tickets for Vietnam veterans are FREE. All other guests pay $10 per ticket.
Please call Timothy Jones at (860) 832-2978 for ticket information and ordering (tickets are required for all those attending).
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans
Our mission is simple, yet powerful. Let us give our Vietnam veterans the welcome home they never received.
In 2010, Connecticut became the second state in the nation to pass legislation designating March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day -- the date the last combat troops withdrew from Vietnam. Several additional states have since followed suit, recognizing the need to right an injustice.
The Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Veterans History Project at Central Connecticut State University have partnered to plan and host a much deserved Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Governor William A. O'Neill Armory in Hartford, CT. It will be an evening of USO entertainment, music, and dramatic readings from the letters or diaries of our Vietnam Veterans.
The event will begin at 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00).
Food will be provided, as well as a cash bar.
If you are a Vietnam era veteran, this celebration and opportunity to catch up with old friends is for you. So please call for your tickets!
Civilians who want to honor and thank our Vietnam veterans are also invited.
tammy.marzik@po.state.ct.us
You can also contact:
Eileen Hurst
Director, CCSU Veterans History Project
860 832-2976 or hursteim@ccsu.edu
http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=9996
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