Georgia Military College Honors Vietnam Veterans with Ceremony and Parade

Press release from the issuing company

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Georgia Military College will honor those brave individuals who served our nation in the Vietnam War with a Commemoration Ceremony and Parade at its main campus in Milledgeville on Friday, November 14 at 2:30 p.m. Vietnam Veterans and family members from across the state will be honored and are invited to attend.

The guest speaker will be Lieutenant General (R.) Claude Mick Kicklighter, GMC alumnus and Executive Director of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration. Immediately following the parade, a Vietnam Veterans memorial bench will be dedicated on the north side of Sibley-Cone Library.

Georgia Military College became a Commemorative Partner of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration, which began as part of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, to assist a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam Veterans and their families and recognizing their service, valor, and sacrifice.