CAMDENTON, Mo. — Camdenton Mayor John McNabb has proclaimed Tuesday, March 29, 2016 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, in light of Veteran's Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald's urging leaders across the country to do so. McNabb is urging citizens across the community to honor and thank Vietnam veterans for their service.

McNabb's Proclamation:

WHEREAS, our Nation’s Vietnam War Commemoration gives us the opportunity for all Americans to recognize, honor and thank our Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices during the Vietnam War from November 1, 1955-May 15, 1975; and

WHEREAS, thousands of brave Americans served our country in this conflict with courage, honor, and valor; and

WHEREAS, more than 58,000 individuals made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam and more than 300,000 more were wounded in combat; and

WHEREAS, 2,086 Americans are still missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict, and their families, friends, and fellow veterans still endure uncertainty concerning their fate; and

WHEREAS, Veteran’s Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald has designated March 29, 2016, as a day to honor those who have “borne the battle”, and to extend gratitude and appreciation to them and their families.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, John D. McNabb, Mayor of the City of Camdenton, Missouri, do hereby proclaim March 29, 2016 as

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day

In the City of Camdenton and urge all citizens to join in this special observance and take the opportunity to honor and thank our Vietnam veterans for all they have given in the service of our country.

IN WITNESS Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Camdenton to be affixed this 28 day of March, 2016.

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