PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, a special ceremony honored 59 men from Clark County who died during the war.
The Never To Be Forgotten Remembrance Ceremony was held Saturday morning in Vancouver, formally acknowledging for the first time the Clark County men who died in the war.
The ceremony also honored all men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces during the war.
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Larry Owens, a Vietnam veteran, shared that when the soldiers returned from the war, they didn’t receive the best welcome. Having a ceremony like this was a nice way to honor the soldiers…