Operation Homecoming

[Gypsy]

About damn time, thanks to Mr. Ross Perot. To all of our Vietnam Vets, welcome home...and thank you.

http://operationhomecomingusa.com/eventdetails.asp

Thirty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War. During those three decades, the brave men and women who served in that conflict have never been given the recognition they deserve for their heroic sacrifices in service to our country. Now, the time for that recognition has come. Welcome Home…America’s Tribute to Vietnam Veterans will be the homecoming celebration they never received.

This first-ever national event will take place June 13-June 19, 2005 in Branson, Missouri. Including veterans, their families and friends, 100,000 participants from across the country are expected to attend.

For Vietnam Veterans and their loved ones, and our nation, this celebration is profoundly important. By honoring those who answered their country’s call during a difficult time in our nation’s history, the legacy of duty, honor and country will be passed on to America’s sons and daughters who will be called to serve in the future. It’s an idea whose time has come.

Operation Homecoming USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation established to organize and execute this grand scale weeklong event. We approached a broad spectrum of national and regional experts to provide oversight of this sensitive project. Noted patriots from every walk of American life are now actively involved.

OPERATION HOMECOMING USA
Board of Directors

Ross Perot, Founder, Electronic Data Systems

Jim Amos, Chairman Emeritus, UPS Stores, Chairman of the Board for Operation Homecoming USA.

Jackie Smith, NFL Hall of Fame football player

Dr. William Droege, President, Esquire Sports Medicine

Dr. Gordon Golsan, VP for Student Development, Pt. Loma Nazarene University

Dan Lennon, Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations, Branson Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau

Clyde L. Lorance, President, Saddlebrooke West, Inc.

Gerald Lowther, Senior Partner, Lowther-Johnson, Attorneys at Law

Chris Lucchi, Operating Partner, Morris Group Hotels

Mike Scott, General Manager, television station KYTV, Inc.

Paul Wannenmacher, President, Wannenmacher Advertising Company, Inc..

CONTACT INFORMATION

Operation Homecoming USA
1756 Bee Creek Road, Suite F
Branson, MO 65616
(417)-336-5719
Fax (417)-336-5707
1-888-265-8387
info@operationhomecomingusa.com

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We have our memorial and they are still working on one for WWII Vets. Hopefully it will be done before they are all dead.

Although I appreciate the gesture I think we should now concentrate of giving today's veterans the welcome they deserve. Maybe it is because I returned to Ft. Bragg that I never felt neglected. I didn't go expecting anything and personally never felt slighted. I have seen some of the wimpy whiners at the VAMC and other places and am ashamed to be associated with them.