Letters; To/From Home

 "Letters:  From/To Home" Exhibit on view in the 2025 New York State's Vietnam Gallery and Memorial located at the Empire State Plaza in Albany beginning May 2025 and running through 2026.  This Exhibit is sponsored by the NYS Office of General Services' curatorial team. It features wartime correspondence between New York Vietnam-era veterans and their family, friends, and loved ones.  This exhibit recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.  (Link/contact information to be inserted soon) 

 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony sponsored by the Capital District of New York Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. in La Salle Institute, 174 Williams Road, Troy, 12180; Master of Ceremonies is LTC Nicholas Laiacona, US Army Retired.  This event will recognize and honor the service of Vietnam War era veterans who served in the military during the period of November 1, 1955, through May 15, 1975, and have time on active duty, even if only for training.  All branches of service - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard qualify.  The event is free and open to the public, but veterans who register will receive a Vietnam War era lapel pin.  Everyone attending must register. The lapel pin is issued by the USA Department of Defense as part of its 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration, a multi-year program to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.