United War Veterans Council President Mark Otto, a retired Marine combat soldier, told Newsmax Saturday that there are still Vietnam War veterans in the U.S. who need support.
Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the official end of U.S. military action in Vietnam, and the day is observed as Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day. Otto told “Saturday Report” that war protests dampened the return home for many U.S. soldiers who served in Vietnam.
“They didn’t get this warm welcoming with ticker-tape parades going on when they came home. In fact, many of them were told as they came home to the U.S. on planes, ‘Don’t wear your uniforms to the airports because protesters are going to protest you, not only the war.’ So they didn’t get that warm reception as the generations did before them.”
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