National captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im the president and ceo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and ill be your master of ceremonies for today. It is my pleasure to be the first to welcome you to the annual veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to recognize all of the gold star family members we have with us here today. The mothers, father, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephews, and the sons and daughters in touch. All those who have experienced experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. And finally, to those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing. Thank you for joining us. [ applause ] id like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. Theyre the folks you see in the
As the air raid sirens and mortar blasts went off, medical evacuation crews dropped the wounded off at a hospital near the demilitarized zone. Young nurses worked around-the-clock to treat
Anyone who’s ever scanned the list of 58,318 names etched into the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington, D.C., may have noticed a few that were different from the rest —