The event is free, and open to the public. The Navy suffered a loss of 1,361 Sailors killed and 4,178 wounded during the 11-year war. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975” after the brief ceremony.Ī total of 1.842 million Sailors served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Attendees are invited into the museum to see the exhibit “The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S.

The ceremony will close with a recognition of veterans in attendance. Vietnam War Veteran Captain Eddie Lee Duckworth, USN (Ret.) will also speak on his service as a naval aviator with HA(L)-3 “Seawolves” during the war. Organization, participation, and attendance at this event in in fulfillment of the directives found in NAVADMIN 061/22.įollowing a presentation of colors, Rear Admiral Brendan McLane, Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Force Atlantic will offer opening remarks. Navy personnel and the public with an appropriate event to remember the service and sacrifice of the nation’s Vietnam veterans. The intent of this free ceremony is to provide U.S. as part of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum will host a ceremony on March 29, 2022, at 1145 a.m. Naval Museum to Host Vietnam War Veterans Day Commemoration

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