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THANK YOU VIETNAM VETERANS
"A SHOOTING STAR" just published July 2019 Go to: https://www.lulu.com In 1975, South Viet Nam quickly
disappeared from the world, just like a shooting star at the end of its brilliant display. Two interesting questions occur: How, and Why? Prologue by Author Vu Quy Ky
Thank You Vietnam Veterans Medical Lake
June 16, 2019 Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is Mary Nguyen, from the Vietnamese-American Senior Association of
Spokane. It is so touching to see many military officers here at this solemn ceremony. My Dad was a colonel during the Vietnam War. On behalf of my Dad, of the Vietnamese-American Senior Association of Spokane and our free Vietnamese people in the USA, we would like to express our deep and sincere gratitude to our beloved Vietnam War Veterans. You served, you fought side-by-side with the people of the Republic of Vietnam, to protect Freedom for our country. You sacrificed so much in the struggle against communism. As proud American citizens, we will never forget what you did and the courage you showed. We deeply thank the 58,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives, and the over 1000 POW/MIAs missing in the Vietnam War. We pray for them. As Colonel Tim Fitzgerald said in his excellent speech, they served with honor and courage. Thank you and God bless you. My family were political refugees who escaped Saigon by airplane in 1975. My husband was among the boat people who escaped Vietnam by boat, braving danger on the deep sea. My Dad was jailed in a communist prison for 13 years, along with hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese intellectuals. Many of our Senior members were soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Republic of South Vietnam, and were locked-up in dark communist cells after Saigon fell. Luckily, in early 1990, under the HO program, the Humanitarian Operation, many Vietnamese military officers and prisoners of conscience settled in America -- a wonderful land of Freedom, the best nation in the world. We Vietnamese people were lucky in reaching America, and enjoying Freedom. We are thankful to America and all those dedicated freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives to protect our nation, and allowed us to live in peace. Many of our patriotic Vietnamese young people joined the United States military. We currently have 4 Vietnamese Generals and over 70 colonels. How proud! Thanks to America, a great nation of Freedom and opportunity. Every year, Spokane
City Mayor David Condon, Councilman Mike
Fagan and the Spokane City Council sponsor a Proclamation to honor Vietnam
Veterans and our Freedom Flag. Spokane Valley Mayor Rod Higgins also issue a Proclamation on March 19 to honor Vietnam Veterans. For 4 years, at the Armed Forces Torch Light Parade, we marched in downtown Spokane with the yellow Vietnam Freedom Flags and a banner reading: In 1973, the United States pulled out of South Vietnam. In 1975 Saigon fell. The entire free society of South Vietnam collapsed under cruel communist rule. You can imagine the terror, the pain, the suffering that our people have endured, denied human rights and religious freedom. Hundreds of thousands of south Vietnamese were put in prisons. In 5000 years of Vietnam history, the Vietnamese people have always fought against the Han Chinese invasion. The battles never stop. Now we are fighting against the communist Chinese invasion and domination in Vietnam. Since 1973, it has been 46 years since the US Army pulled out of Vietnam. People in Vietnam are still fighting against communist rule and Red Chinese domination. It is still a serious deadly fight! The Vietnam government cannot block all social media networks. Massive demonstrations break-out, and people now are less afraid. We want to liberate Vietnam! Please pray for the people of Vietnam for their strength and courage ---- to fight for Freedom, Human Rights, Democracy, Peace, and National Sovereignty. Again, THANK YOU Vietnam Veterans for your contributions and sacrifices for Vietnam. God bless you all. Vietnam Veteran Memorial, Spokane, WA  We commemorate 58,000+
American soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Freedom of South Vietnam. We pay tribute to millions of American soldiers who served and were wounded in the Vietnam War, to protect the free democratic Republic of South Vietnam.
 HONOR FLIGHTS April 30, 2019 Spokane International Airport 
CITY OF SPOKANE WHEREAS, 6,000 Vietnamese refugees are now Vietnamese-Americans who have chosen to make Spokane as their home and as result, contribute to the economic and cultural diversity of our community; and WHEREAS, the vast majority of Spokane’s Vietnamese-Americans remember their heritage by celebrating the history, culture, and the Founding Fathers of Vietnam on the tenth day of the third month of the Lunar Calendar and by embracing the yellow flag with three red stripes, also known as the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag, as the symbol of the Vietnamese-American community; NOW,
THEREFORE, I, David A. Condon, Mayor of the City of Spokane,
on behalf of the citizens of VIETNAMESE HERITAGE DAY in Spokane and encourage all citizens to celebrate the cultural diversity of the Vietnamese-Americans heritage and recognize that the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag also honors the contributions and sacrifices of the thousands of veterans of the Vietnam War. I, David A. Condon, Mayor of Spokane, David A.
Condon
Photo of Vietnamese Heritage Day 2017 Candlelight Vigil_Spokane 2018 (photos)
On behalf of all the
members of the Vietnamese-American Community of Spokane, we would like to
express our deep and sincere gratitude to the Vietnam War Veterans. You fought
side-by-side with us for our country Vietnam, and sacrificed so much in
the struggle against communism. As proud American citizens, we will never
forget what you did and the courage you showed. Posted on 17 Jul 2019
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