Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day brings healing and hope

Hillsborough County Consumer & Veterans Services, the Vietnam Veterans of America/Chapter 787, and the Veterans Council of Hillsborough County honored Vietnam Veterans to mark the end of one of America’s bloodiest conflicts.

There was a time when many Vietnam Veterans would not talk about or admit they were soldiers in the Vietnam War. But, as half a century has passed, more and more soldiers are opening up.

“It’s amazing, you know, to me, we didn’t get the welcome home. We were probably the only group of American veterans that kind of got trashed when we came home,” Vietnam Veteran Felton told ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska…

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