Garrison Commander Col. Chad Mixon and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Scott presented lapel pins to Vietnam Veterans in a ceremony hosted by the North Post Exchange March 28, the day before National Vietnam Veterans Day is celebrated in communities across the country.
“It means somebody recognizes us, we were there, we did serve,” said retired Master Sgt. Carl Day, 83, who attended the ceremony. “Back in the day, we came home and people spit on us.”
It was a vastly different reception in the 1960s and 70s than what many Veterans today receive when they rotate back stateside after a combat tour, he said…