The 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Ceremony will be held here on March 29th at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Haywood County Courthouse. This event is sponsored by the Hugh Rogers Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Organization and the Vietnam Veterans Association here in Haywood County. The public is invited. Following the ceremony, a reception for Vietnam Veterans and their families will be held at the Wells Event & Reception Center across the Street from the courthouse. During the ceremony, the Haywood County who died while serving in Vietnam will be remembered. The names of those who were killed during the war will be read, and a wreath will be laid at the Vietnam Memorial.
For more information contact the Haywood County Veterans Services.
Read a recent article in The Mountaineer about the event.