http://www.independentreview.net/news/military/local-vietnam-vets-weigh-new-day-2791 Comments for "Local Vietnam vets weigh in on new day" en http://www.independentreview.net/news/military/local-vietnam-vets-weigh-new-day-2791 <p>Thirty-five years after the withdrawal of American soldiers from Vietnam, Minnesota officially recognizes March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day.</p> <p>Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed into law last week a bill designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day. The date was chosen because it commemorates the withdrawal of ground troops from the Asian country on March 29, 1973.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.independentreview.net/news/military/local-vietnam-vets-weigh-new-day-2791">read more</a></p> http://www.independentreview.net/news/military/local-vietnam-vets-weigh-new-day-2791#comments Military State Politics Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:35:22 -0500 Kristin Holtz 2791 at http://www.independentreview.net