City of Auburn Honors Vietnam Veterans in AprilContact:
Dana Hinman, Public Affairs Manager
City of Auburn
253-931-4009
dhinman@auburnwa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2010
AUBURN, Wash. – April 19, 2010 – Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis will proclaim at the regularly scheduled city council meeting tonight the month of April as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Month to mark the 35th anniversary of the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at Auburn city hall located at 25 West Main St.
The City of Auburn, well known for its recognition and respect for United States veterans, is proud to recognize this day and this particular group of veterans.
“As the founding principle of the Vietnam Veterans of America states, ‘Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another,’ we will stand by this principle as well,” said Mayor Pete Lewis.
For more than 40 years, the City of Auburn has hosted observances and parades to honor veterans which have now grown into one of the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi. Auburn’s observance honored Vietnam Veterans of America in 2008. The National Veterans Day Committee and the Department of Defense select the City of Auburn as one of the regional sites for Veterans Day Observance.
The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution declaring March 30, 2010 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" in 2007.
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City of Auburn
25 West Main St.
Auburn, WA 98001
253-931-3000
www.auburnwa.gov
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