Fort Collins resident Robert Thydean served our country in Vietnam. Recently, Senator Gardner present "Bob" with his long-overdue medals. We have pictures & video.
The traveling Vietnam War memorial wall returned to Fort Collins this month. Welcome Home: A Salute to Our Vietnam War Veterans was held over the weekend.
There is no group of individuals who deserve our love, respect and gratitude more than our veterans. I give thanks daily for the sacrifice our men and women in uniform have made for us. I try to never miss an opportunity to shake a hand or say thank you when I encounter someone who has served this great nation.
It was on this date in 1973 that the Paris Peace Accords, that was intended to put an end to the Vietnam War, was signed. It would be a couple more years before it was really all over but this was to be the end. This was the first military conflict that I was familiar with while growing up.
Thanks to modern DNA testing, Vietnam veteran Master Sgt. James Holt was identified and returned to his family, 47 years after being listed as Missing In Action.
This week's interview for the Veterans History Project is with a dear friend of mine, Bill Suhre. Bill is respected by many, myself included, and his story is fascinating.
Today begins what I think will be one of the most satisfying things I have ever done. This is the first video in a long running series for the Veterans History Project.
In 2000, Congress passed legislation which was eventually signed into law funding the Veterans History Project. The VHP chronicles an individuals military history, as a matter of record.
Earlier this week, a friend of mine asked if I had ever heard of the hidden Vietnam monument here in Colorado. I hadn't. I'm sure many of you haven't either.
I have wanted to do a video series since last year highlighting some of our local veterans. Some of the stories I have heard should be shared and their voices heard.
The Wall That Heals, honoring Vietnam Veterans, will make the journey to Estes Park this September as part of this year's Longs Peak Scottish•Irish Highland Festival.
Staff Sgt. Lawrence Woods was shot down while on tour in Vietnam in 1964. His remains have been found and laid to rest with his group last week at Arlington.