Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of when the last combat troops were withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973.
Illinois lawmakers marked 50 years since the last troops withdrew from Vietnam as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.On Wednesday, state lawmakers voted to mark March 29 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Illinois.
At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue, those who fought in the war held a wreath laying ceremony honoring the veterans who gave their lives to this country."And we were the lucky ones," said Vietnam War veteran Kevin Calkins. "We got to come home. The names on that wall. That's why we do this here."
Padilla and Barron Buchunas grew up together on the Southwest Side of Chicago, and both served in Vietnam.
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