Events and Activities : 'Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans' parade, ceremony tonight

Area veterans organizations, Boy Scouts and the VSHS band plan to participate in the "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans" parade and ceremony tonight in Vinton.

There will be a parade with the same route as the Lighted Holiday Veterans Parade. Participants should meet at the corner of Second Avenueand West 6th Streetat 6:30 p.m.Wednesday. The parade begins at 7 p.m., followed by a ceremony on the south lawn of the courthouse. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

American Legion Iowa Department Commander Jerry Sebben plans to attend. Scheduled speakers for the courthouse ceremony include Railsback and Vinton Mayor John Watson. Iowa Legion Commander Sebben may be asked to say a few words, as well.

The Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Resolution

Events like this are taking place throughout the U.S., following a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate to honor the veterans of Vietnam. March 30, 1973, was the day that the Vietnam War formally ended. U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the resolution in February; it passed in the Senate March 7.

To see the complete Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans resolution, click HERE.