WEBVTT 00:06.740 --> 00:11.620 Out. Three. He. Uh. 00:14.140 --> 00:17.370 Here. Three. Years. 00:21.370 --> 00:27.990 And These proud vietnam veterans from the central plain tools region. 00:27.990 --> 00:30.880 Enter realm a country finally receive the homecoming. 00:30.880 --> 00:33.890 Welcome. They desert november sex that marshall army airfield 00:33.890 --> 00:34.720 on for Riley. 00:35.530 --> 00:38.340 The post tell the special ceremony as part of the nationwide 00:38.340 --> 00:41.300 fiftieth anniversary commemoration of the vietnam. War. 00:51.290 --> 00:54.300 The two years ago our nation did not express gratitude these 00:54.300 --> 00:57.410 veterans and words or deeds are too many boat military an SUV 00:57.410 --> 01:01.280 when has come out today. We're here today to show their gratitude 01:01.280 --> 01:04.440 for your service to our nation descended not understated the 01:04.440 --> 01:05.640 sacrifices that you. Made. 01:08.510 --> 01:12.410 America's ground war in vietnam began in march of 19 sixty. So uh. 01:13.040 --> 01:17.050 Why wars and more than 10 years later nearly three million americans 01:17.050 --> 01:20.360 had deployed and more than 58000 lost their lot. 01:22.410 --> 01:25.650 The official vietnam more fiftieth anniversary commemoration 01:25.650 --> 01:28.460 is being observed this year and related. Welcome home. 01:28.460 --> 01:31.830 Ceremonies are being held the give these veterans the honor and respect. 01:31.830 --> 01:35.180 Most did not receive upon their return from vietnam all those 01:35.180 --> 01:35.870 years ago. 01:36.650 --> 01:39.740 It really really. Yeah they're really good like that they're 01:39.740 --> 01:42.470 really good like a site they the it's better anything but. 01:43.020 --> 01:44.190 You know you are if. 01:44.940 --> 01:48.260 It was like they killed we killed babies and because we didn't. 01:48.800 --> 01:50.150 Totally avoided a so. 01:50.840 --> 01:53.680 But it was a very uncomfortable an unpleasant feeling and the 01:53.680 --> 01:55.440 was nobody there at all. 01:56.140 --> 01:57.140 To say welcome home. 01:57.930 --> 02:03.360 Not the sole not my local the have that do not minds tone right 02:03.800 --> 02:09.060 a church not my friends or that it was the feeling out empty. 02:09.640 --> 02:14.210 For 40 years 40 years. That's been one trauma situation after 02:14.210 --> 02:17.800 another one and or management situation after another and not 02:17.800 --> 02:21.360 knowing why when I came over here and now I'm aware of the out 02:21.360 --> 02:26.020 of camera and aid for to your career japan the within 44 hours 02:26.020 --> 02:27.410 you know I was a for lois. 02:28.250 --> 02:31.580 Dressed in a restraints and that of playing to good to go all 02:31.910 --> 02:33.380 for your care the surrey resort. 02:33.990 --> 02:35.780 Have my family was are greatly. 02:36.320 --> 02:38.770 And are a lot of the people there to greet is that we're not 02:38.770 --> 02:41.030 so happy to say there's there's oddly. 02:41.600 --> 02:46.290 Uh it was not fun and it was real rude now we're even know that 02:46.290 --> 02:50.330 backbone that there were storage chaos and storage animosity 02:50.330 --> 02:53.370 and then some edge so many hard for earrings and friends and 02:53.370 --> 02:57.910 time illiterate. When I was drafted 69 of woes desert. 02:58.770 --> 02:59.080 That all. 02:59.710 --> 03:02.950 The really have a choice but I did what I want my country asked 03:02.950 --> 03:03.460 me to do. 03:04.090 --> 03:05.450 And I are you. 03:06.390 --> 03:10.040 I can see here today act I can remember he usually that and there's 03:10.070 --> 03:10.820 like what. 03:11.720 --> 03:12.660 Are you kidding me. 03:13.610 --> 03:15.520 Why. About what I. Do. 03:25.100 --> 03:28.290 For some of these men and women this cars from that experience 03:28.290 --> 03:29.200 had not healed. 03:29.780 --> 03:33.110 In ceremonies like this being held in communities across the country. 03:33.480 --> 03:36.560 Vietnam debts are finally receiving disciple. Thank you. 03:36.610 --> 03:38.440 They did not hear when they first came hall. 03:39.180 --> 03:42.380 And americans of Fort Riley and everywhere else are getting the 03:42.380 --> 03:45.440 chance to show their gratitude to these debts further service 03:45.800 --> 03:47.310 valor and sacrifice. 03:48.530 --> 03:52.000 We show barbie a sedate and we deeply appreciate your servers. 03:52.730 --> 03:55.050 Why make sure that you get the homecoming. 03:55.700 --> 03:56.730 That sue. Desert. 04:05.720 --> 04:10.470 Was ripper lets the good this is the wrap this is the final on home. 04:11.020 --> 04:14.690 And it feels that what it does this come on post felt that was 04:14.930 --> 04:18.290 that a for me were ice all that they returned your order was ordered. 04:19.110 --> 04:22.910 Easy decision I figure out on Gore towers ceasing. People mervyn 04:22.940 --> 04:25.550 right in saying for a long time mates in the robot never met 04:25.550 --> 04:29.870 before and the the recognition of our service and what we did 04:30.130 --> 04:33.920 the rewards taking a long time is. Okay eric and I and I believe 04:33.920 --> 04:37.290 that you know the worry that vietnam veterans generation was treated. 04:38.170 --> 04:41.320 Messel in them and then the oddly worried. If we're the only 04:41.320 --> 04:44.280 generation of enters its ever treated that were written on our 04:44.280 --> 04:48.380 show is we can take it it's okay its own lids that and I'm very 04:48.380 --> 04:51.710 happy that the treat all of the younger veterans generations 04:52.030 --> 04:54.840 behind this with the worry that they do now that's. Pure. 04:59.870 --> 05:03.720 To the veterans of the of non a grateful nation says welcome home. 05:04.330 --> 05:05.650 It was a long time coming. 05:06.670 --> 05:08.080 Reporting from for Riley. 05:08.630 --> 05:09.450 I just got real..