Episode 2471 – Vietnam War Veterans Day in Nacogdoches, Texas

Nacogdoches, Texas


Vietnam veterans and supporters gather at the Nacogdoches public library for a Vietnam Veterans Day program in 2022. This year’s program will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 29.
[Nicole Bradford/The Daily Sentinel file]

Episode 2471 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature story about how National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be celebrated at Nacogdoches, Texas.

This podcast has taken on the task of informing as many as possible about the upcoming National Vietnam War Veterans Day. In previous episodes, announcements about how the Day will be celebrated in Fayetteville, NC, Baton Rouge, LA, Hillsboro, Ohio, Media, Pennsylvania, Boring, Oregon, Barrington, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Big Rapids, Michigan have been featured.

This episode of the podcast will take a look at how Vietnam Veterans are to be honored at Nacogdoches, Texas on March 29.  A story about the planned event appeared in The Daily Sentinel and was titled: Vietnam Veterans to mark 50th anniversary of war’s end. It was submitted by Josh Edwards [josh.edwards@dailysentinel.com], a Daily Sentinel staff writer.

For the fifth time, Nacogdoches County’s Vietnam Veterans will be officially welcomed home and recognized for their service during the war in which major American involvement ended 50 years ago this month.

Piney Woods Chapter 931 of Vietnam Veterans of America began its annual Vietnam Veterans Day program in 2017, but the event was sidelined for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s event is set for 11 a.m. March 29 at the Nacogdoches public library, 1112 North St.

The keynote speaker for this year’s program will be retired Army Master Sgt. Jim Hogg, who is the veterans service officer for Nacogdoches County.

For more information, call George Lowery at 936-635-4179.

CLICK HERE for more information about the event from the Piney Woods Chapter 931   of Vietnam Veterans of America.

 Everyone in the Nacogdoches County and east Texas area are encouraged to attend this event to show appreciation to all or Vietnam War Veterans.

Listen to episode 2471 and discover more about how National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be celebrated at Nacogdoches, Texas.

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