Vietnam veterans welcome ceremony

Dawn.com Published May 22, 2012
The ceremony was part of a four-day event for Vietnam veterans from around the nation activities and receive the same fanfare present-day soldiers receive when they return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The ceremony was part of a four-day event for Vietnam veterans from around the nation activities and receive the same fanfare present-day soldiers receive when they return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Retired U.S. Army General Robert Shoemaker waits to speak at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony.
Retired U.S. Army General Robert Shoemaker waits to speak at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony.
Veteran David Marion makes a rubbing of the name of his wife's classmate, on the traveling Vietnam Wall at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony.
Veteran David Marion makes a rubbing of the name of his wife's classmate, on the traveling Vietnam Wall at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony.
Lieutenant Gen. Don Campbell Jr., the III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, said the ceremony was about the Army embracing Vietnam veterans and caring for them because they never received the welcome home they deserved.
Lieutenant Gen. Don Campbell Jr., the III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, said the ceremony was about the Army embracing Vietnam veterans and caring for them because they never received the welcome home they deserved.
Terrance Ford (Left), a former Marine who served in Vietnam from 1967-1970, shakes hands with First Sergeant Willie Vines.
Terrance Ford (Left), a former Marine who served in Vietnam from 1967-1970, shakes hands with First Sergeant Willie Vines.
Fort Hood soldiers and family members cheer and wave the U.S. flags as buses transporting Vietnam veterans arrive at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony in Fort Hood, Texas May 21, 2012.
Fort Hood soldiers and family members cheer and wave the U.S. flags as buses transporting Vietnam veterans arrive at a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony in Fort Hood, Texas May 21, 2012.

The Vietnam War, 1955 to 1975, was during the Cold War era. It was a long and bitter battle that the Americans lost. The soldiers coming back from the war never received the welcome they deserved. Therefore, Lieutenant Gen. Don Campbell Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, said the ceremony was about the Army embracing Vietnam veterans and caring for them because they never received the welcome home they deserved. - Photo by Reuters

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