or three days in May, Vietnam veterans and their families were the guests of honor on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of the lastwith a ribbon-cutting to open “Camp Legacy,” the epicenter of activities, and a flyover by four vintage UH-1 Huey helicopters. Speakers included U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro who, on behalf of all the service branches, said it is “absolutely essential that we, as a nation, take time to focus on this period in our country’s history, and especially, to thank these most deserving of our citizens, our Vietnam veterans.”
