This year marks the 50th anniversary of our official involvement in Vietnam.
Those who served in that conflict often questioned the wisdom and merits of our involvement but they still served with distinction and honor. While they might not have supported the war they did support their brothers and sisters in arms.
Many came home with grevious wounds, both physical and mental. Many of those wounds endure to this day.
At the time, the men and women who served in that conflict were at best ignored, at worst spat upon by the people of the nation they had served.
Today the President of the United States, The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presided over ceremonies at the Vietnam War Memorial to honor those who served in that conflict.
We can spend years debating the merits of that conflict, the wisdom of our entry, the legacy of that involvement.
But may we NEVER again fail to honor those who served their nation.