Vietnam vets to be officially welcomed home Saturday

Vietnam vets to be officially welcomed home Saturday
Updated: Mar 30, 2012 6:18 PM EDT
By Steve Crump, Reporter
HARRISBURG, NC (WBTV) - Thousands of eyes will be focused on the big infield stage at Charlotte Motor Speedway, for this weekend's Vietnam Veteran's Homecoming Celebration. However, expect moving moments to be delivered by etched words in small print.

On hand will be a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial that's found in our nation's capitol. It has the names of more than 58 thousand veterans who lost their lives in that conflict, but these days there's a different kind of pain.

Vietnam era veteran Keith Arbuckle is part of the Patriot Guard Riders that travels with the exhibit, and is grateful for the overdue greetings of gratitude. "Knowing so many Vietnam veterans to see what they go through, and they have a lot of pain, "he said. "So much anger that's been bottled up. They've had to go through this for 30 something years. "It's never too late." read more here
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