Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Event Slated For May

A statewide veterans group is hosting a fundraiser dinner on Feb. 25 to raise money for the second annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” event.

The fundraiser will be held at the Courtyard Marriott in Cromwell from 6 to 11 p.m.

The second Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event will be held in Shelton this year, at the downtown Riverwalk. 

The event is a way to honor Vietnam Veterans with a long overdue welcome home. It includes live music, car and motorcycle shows and food vendors. 

The event will be held on Saturday May 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A portion of the money raised at the fundraiser and other events will go toward a program called Vet Hunters,” which aims to help homeless veterans. 

For more information on the fundraiser or the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day event, visit the group’s website at www.ctwhvvd.com.

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