Veterans Day Celebration
AT

Mt. Airy Casino

V-V-A-678 promotes education about the Vietnam
War which is majority over looked in today's school
books. We go to the schools  to teach the old adage
that:
"HISTORY NOT REMEMBERED IS
REPEATED"
Students are not taught not the horrors of war but that
what the soldiers of that time were faced with in
everyday life.
Joe Clampet
This event took place over 3 days and Military
Groups from around the area gathered to show
the causes they support. We will be bouncing
around throughout the displays and then back to
our area as more people show up to help with
the display.

Joe Clampet, Figgy & Enrique Correa
The pictures below shift into the WW II era and
fought in many ways different from Vietnam.
Generally they had a frond where they met the
enemy while our enemy was every where around
us and in a lot of cases within our own bases.
This young sailor had a very good display and
new what he was talking about. Behind him is
seen a 50cal machine gun, to the right is an
actual jacket worn by a pilot, they often adorned
their aircraft with the women from the times.
He said that this helmet was donated by the soldier who wore it, on the
day that he received this hit he had a pair of dry socks stored in the
webbing so that when the shot came his head was just below the bullet,
this is the exit hole from the round that except for a pair of dry socks
would have went thru his head.
Here we have two different wars covered, most of the gear
shown is from WW I, 30cal water cooled machine gun,
helmet, small mortar round, web belt and a model of a
military rifle.
Also is shown eating a bowl of soup is a man dressed in a
Civil War outfit.
Above are a few members from The Rolling
Thunder Group displaying their pins and patches.
To the left is an operational map of Vietnam, you
can see the trails from North Vietnam as it flows
to the south thru Laos and Cambodia.
Faith in God will help get you through many hard times, here are two
displays on top being a Protestant Chaplin's Books while located below is
the books and pin's of a Jewish Rabbi
Glen accepted an award for ?????, from ???????

Ralph and Figgy take a moment to pose for the press.
Seen here is Matt Herlihy & Cathy and Gene trying to hide behind the
set-up
NOW! Just what is your question, here the answer team man
the desk just waiting for the next person to come along.
Pictured is ???, Jerry Daidone and Cookie Clampet
Ray Russo and Edwin Concepcion
Cathy & Tony Russo, Tony told her this is new this year and all the ladies
will be wearing, but if you look to the left it seems she is not buying it.


To the side a WW-II Veteran pose with Marty
Barrett and Joe Clampet.


Patrick Conway came out with his wife Clare and Cookie with her back to
us.
Enrique Correa
sitting behind a
M-60, usually he is
not allowed to touch
the big guns.
Enrique really
liked the cake,
here he is on
his 5th helping.