“Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest Vietnam veteran’s age approximately 62 years old,” said veteran Thomas Sherwood during his opening address at his Bass River Township estate, Tom’s Retreat.
“March 29 was chosen as National Vietnam War Veterans Day because on March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command Vietnam was disbanded and the last U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam.
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