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Vietnam Veterans Welcome
Home Ceremony Fort Campbell,
Kentucky 1400H 16 August
2009 MG
Jeffrey J Schloesser, CG 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
has announced a Welcome Home Ceremony for Vietnam Veterans during the Week
of the Eagle at Fort Campbell Kentucky on Sunday 16 August 2009. Vietnam
Veterans from ALL units, branches and services are invited to participate
in this very special opportunity. Vietnam Veterans will have the
rare privilege of receiving the same welcome home that every member of the
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) receives when they return
from the war on terrorism. To
participate, everyone is to enter Fort Campbell, KY at Gate 7 on Sunday 16
August 2009 and assemble in casual patriotic attire no later than 1400H
CST (2:00 PM) at the Freedom Fighter Gymnasium near the 4th BCT
(506th Currahee) headquarters. Buses
at the Freedom Fighter Gymnasium will transport everyone to and from
Hangar 3. At Hangar 3, family and friends will assemble inside
while the Vietnam Veterans form and “dress right dress” outside the
hangar. The
grand moment will be when the hangar doors open to the sound of patriotic
music, banners, cheers and tears. The Vietnam Veterans will be
greeted by our new Commanding General, MG John F Campbell (former
Commander 1st Bde 82nd Abn Div), families, friends
and other patriots. What a memorable moment! I am
a veteran of the Vietnam War and it touches me deeply to know that our
Commanding General has made this special effort to include the Vietnam
Veteran in the same honors given to our active duty Soldiers. After
the Hangar 3 ceremony, buses will return everyone to the Freedom Fighter
Gymnasium (air-conditioned) and a sit down free Bar-B-Q meal for the
Vietnam Veteran and one guest. The Golden Rule Smokehouse
Restaurant is donating the meals. To
confirm (1) how many will attend the ceremony (2) to reserve a meal for
yourself and one guest, (3) your branch of service and (4) handicap needs,
please call the Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber of Commerce at (270)
885-9096 or email akrohn@hopkinsvillechamber.com
NLT 9 August 2009. Also, please show your appreciation to the
Golden Rule Smokehouse Restaurant (http://www.goldenrulebbq.com/stores.php)
for their generosity to the Vietnam Veterans. The website listing
the Week of the Eagle activities is www.fortcampbellmwr.com/woe/.
While
at the WOE, be sure to visit the 101st Airborne Division
Association office at 32 Screaming Eagle Blvd near Gate 4 So,
plan your trip, confirm your attendance, come to Fort Campbell, visit the
101st Airborne Division Association office and celebrate the
Week of the Eagle with other veterans and members of our active duty
Screaming Eagle family. Joe
R Alexander, President 101st
Airborne Division Association
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