Ceremony To Honor Cherokee County Vietnam Veterans

WOODSTOCK, GA — Vietnam veterans in and around Cherokee County will have a chance to take part in a ceremony recognizing their military service.

A certificate and lapel pin presentation will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at Allen Temple AME Church in Woodstock. The deadline to sign up for the ceremony, a collaborative effort between the church and the Cherokee veterans community, is Wednesday, Oct. 17.

Georgia Department of Veterans Service Commissioner Mike Roby will present Vietnam veterans who sign up with the State’s Certificate of Honor and the Defense Department’s Commemorative Lapel Pin, both of which are presented for honorable military service during the Vietnam War.

“It is never the wrong time to say thank you to a veteran, and that is especially true for so many Vietnam War veterans who were never properly thanked when they returned home,” Roby said. “We hope to eventually present every Georgia veteran with a Certificate of Honor recognizing their service during the Vietnam War.”

Every Georgia veteran with honorable service during the Vietnam War, from June 1, 1954, to May 15, 1975, is eligible to receive this certificate. This includes veterans with service in-country and those who served in other capacities.

Vietnam veterans who are interested in participating in the ceremony can contact the GDVS Central Office via email bzeringue@vs.state.ga.us with their DD Form 214 attached or fax their information (name, address, and phone number) and DD Form 214 to (404) 656-7006.

Submissions should be marked with “Woodstock/Cherokee C&P Ceremony.” Vietnam veterans may also receive this honor posthumously. Surviving spouses may receive the state certificate and a Defense Department Certificate of Honor and lapel pin as long as the required documentation (veteran’s DD Form 214) is presented with the sign up application.

For more information call Brian Zeringue, GDVS Director of Public Information, at (404) 656-5933.

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