Help Welcome Home Vietnam-Era Melrose, Wakefield, Saugus Veterans

MELROSE, MA — Vietnam War-era veterans from Melrose, Wakefield and Saugus may receive a welcome home celebration on Thursday on Main Street in Melrose.

City officials need the public’s help to make that happen, though, the city said on Monday.

A total of 42 veterans are currently on a four-day tour of Washington D.C. through the Roll to Washington Committee. The committee funds all-expenses-paid tours of Washington D.C. for Vietnam-era veterans. The tours include a visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, as noted in a recent city announcement.

The committee is a local organization that relies, in part, on donations to fund its programming.

Veterans will ride back through Melrose around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in their tour bus, traveling southbound down Main Street into downtown Melrose before finishing their trip at the Milano Center at 201 West Foster St.

Community members from across the region are encouraged to line Main Street to greet veterans as they pass through.

Anyone needing a free flag to wave can pick one up at the Milano Center at 4 p.m. on Thursday.