Politics & Government

Borer Joins West Haven Vietnam Veterans to Mark Vietnam War Veterans Day

Vietnam War Veterans Day recognizes those who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War.

(City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

WEST HAVEN, CT — (Pictured): Mayor Dorinda Borer, back, and mayor’s office volunteer Beth Sabo on Wednesday, March 26, stand with members of West Haven Vietnam Veterans under a City Hall banner commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

With Borer and Sabo are, from left, member Howie Thomas, Vice President Al Beck Sr., President Dave Ricci, and members Mark Levine and Paul Anderson.

Vietnam War Veterans Day recognizes those who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War. It is observed annually on March 29, the day in 1973 when the last American combat troops left South Vietnam, a key event in the war’s conclusion.

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The observance will also mark the end of the West Haven veterans group’s 19-month poster series on the Vietnam War. The series kicked off at City Hall in September 2023 and chronicled nearly every aspect of the war.

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