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RELEASE
You
will
be
able
to
meet
and
listen
to
Vietnam
Medal
of
Honor
recipients
Walter
Marm
(Army),
Don
Ballard
(Navy/Marines),
and
Gary
Wetzel
(Army)
and
two
Vietnam
Prisoners
of
War
(POW)
Frank
Anton
and
Joe
Kernan.
On
Friday
afternoon
there
will
be
a
motorcycle
procession
led
by
Medal
of
Honor
recipient
Gary
Wetzel
thru
Berrien
County
with
stops
in
Niles
and
New
Buffalo
at
the
Four
Winds
Casino.
At
the
airport
there
will
be
a
considerable
amount
of
aircraft
led
by
"The
Hooligans"
who
will
do
precision
flying
across
the
airfield.
The
"369
Huey
Medevac"
that
flew
in
Vietnam
will
be
offering
rides
along
with
other
aircraft.
Patriotic
singer
John
Steer
is
coming
back
to
SW
Michigan.
He
has
recorded
numerous
songs
and
is
most
known
for
his
singing
of
"50,000
Names
on
the
Wall."
John
lost
his
arm
in
the
Battle
of
Dak
To
and
for
many
years
struggled
with
PTSD
and
his
injuries.
He
has
counseled
thousands
of
veterans
and
received
"The
Presidential
Award
for
Freedom"
from
President
George
H.
Bush.
John
Steer
will
perform
his
songs
at
7:00
pm
on
Saturday
June
20
in
the
Fiskar
Hangar.
In
addition,
for
entertainment
on
Saturday
following
John
Steer,
Lynn
Roberts
will
do
tributes
to
Bob
Hope,
Jimmy
Durante,
Red
Skelton,
and
Jack
Benny.
Lynn
looks
and
sounds
like
all
four
of
these
entertainment
icons.
He
will
present
the
"Bob
Hope
USO
Show
and
will
be
supported
by
Jen
Brohman
of
Bridgman
who
will
appear
as
Ann
Margaret
or
one
of
the
other
starlets
that
travelled
to
Vietnam
with
Bob
Hope.
It
will
bring
back
memories
for
those
of
us
who
grew
up
during
the
60's
and
especially
to
the
Vietnam
soldiers
who
saw
Hope
in
person.
The
presentations
at
the
airport
will
be
conducted
in
the
Fiskar
airport
hangar
which
will
be
filled
with
display
items.
The
"
Master
Modeler"
from
Indiana,
Jerry
Lindquist
will
be
presenting
his
very
large
display
of
military
dioramas,
uniforms
and
other
related
memorabilia.
Authors
of
books
on
the
Vietnam
War
will
be
present.
Saturday
evening
at
6:00
pm,
The
Blue
Star
Mothers
of
Berrien
County
will
present
a
program
on
"Fashions
of
the
60's".
The
Vietnam
war
dog
handlers
from
Michigan,
Indiana
and
Ohio
will
be
having
a
reunion.
There
were
4,000
war
dogs
in
Vietnam
that
saved
over
10,000
lives.
Many
of
the
dog
handlers
will
be
bringing
dogs
that
they've
trained
to
emulate
their
Vietnam
war
dogs.
The
dog
handlers
will
be
putting
on
presentations
and
will
be
available
to
tell
their
stories.
The
helicopters
which
come
from
Kokomo
IN
flew
in
Vietnam.
They
have
been
coming
to
our
events
since
2008
and
they
offer
membership
rides
for
the
public.
If
you've
never
flown
on
a
Huey
it
will
be
a
very
memorable
experience.
There
will
be
two
realistic
Vietnam
re-enactments
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
afternoons.
These
will
feature
the
"famed
Huey"
choppers,
VN
War
dog
handlers
with
live
dogs,
flame
thrower,
VN
era
military
vehicles,
Viet
Cong
and
American
re-enactors
and
much
more.
The
Saturday
and
Sunday
performances
will
begin
with
parachute
drops
by
the
"Leap
Dogs"
from
North
Carolina.
There
will
be
aircraft
and
military
vehicles
on
display
at
the
airport.
We
will
honor
the
services
of
local
veterans
in
the
Army,
Navy,
Air
Force
and
Marines.
They
will
recount
their
experiences
in
the
battles
of
Hamburger
Hill,
Dak
To,
Saigon,
Khe
Sanh,
and
many
others.
The
local
speakers
will
include
Bud
Baker
(Army),
Jim
McCloughan
(Army),
Hank
Richmond
(Army),
Ted
Tees
(Army),
Harvey
Ross
(Marines
They
will
be
interviewed
by
COL
(ret)
Denny
Gillem
who
hosts
a
national
radio
show
for
veterans
and
introduced
by
Jim
Cassidy.
Sunday
morning,
June
21st
at
9:00
am
a
Memorial
Service
will
be
held
to
honor
forty-seven
local
Vietnam
veterans
who
lost
their
lives
in
Vietnam.
Representatives
of
the
families
will
receive
a
very
memorable
tribute
to
their
fallen
family
members.
We
also
will
be
honoring
the
Vietnamese
people
who
supported
the
US
Army.
Many
of
them
paid
for
their
assistance
with
a
loss
of
their
lives.
For
the
Vietnamese
who
escaped
to
the
U.S.
there
will
be
special
recognition
and
stories
from
several
of
them.
We
also
will
be
honoring
the
Korean
soldiers
who
fought
in
Vietnam
with
the
American
soldiers.
Over
the
ten
year
period
over
350,000
Korean
soldiers
served
and
over
3,000
lost
their
lives.
This
event
promises
to
be
one
that
you'll
never
forget!
Bring
your
family,
especially
your
children
so
that
they
can
better
understand
what
their
parents
or
grandparents
did
and
"SAY
THANKS
TO
THE
VIETNAM
VETERANS
FOR
THEIR
SERVICE."
For
information
on
this
event:
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