“Welcome Home” ceremony for Vietnam veterans will be held at O’Fallon Veterans Memorial Walk

The O’Fallon Veterans Commission invites all Vietnam veterans to attend a special “Welcome Home and Thank You Ceremony” at O’Fallon Veterans Memorial Walk, 800 Belleau Creek Road, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Free parking is available. The keynote speaker for the event will be Vietnam veteran Allyn Hinton, CW4, USA Ret. Mr. Hinton was a Marine gunship pilot during the Vietnam War. The O’Fallon Veterans Commission is partnering with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. The organization’s Commemorative Partner Program is designed for federal, state and local communities, veterans’ organizations and nongovernmental organizations to assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring Vietnam veterans and their families. Commemorative Partners are encouraged to participate in planning and conducting events and activities in commemoration of the war and in recognition of Vietnam veterans for their service, valor and sacrifice. Directions: On I-70 in O’Fallon, take Exit 219 at T.R. Hughes Boulevard and Belleau Creek Road. Turn south. O’Fallon Veterans Memorial Walk is just off the I-70 overpass at the southeast corner of Belleau Creek Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway.