MORE INFO: Peter Bie, president of VVA Chapter 218 said that the war–which so divided the country—”may seem like such a long time ago, but to this day it remains an open ... men and women–served in ...

In 2012, the United States Congress authorized the American Vietnam War Commemoration, as a 50-year remembrance of this military era in U.S. history. The commemoration was established under the ...