American Legion Post 20 Meeting
American Legion Post 20 Meeting April 9 to Honor Vietnam Veterans and Legendary Vietnam Journalist
Apr 9 2025
WHEN:
Apr 9, 2025 at 12:00pm
WHERE:
McClendon Room
CONTACT INFO:
Tom Young
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Meeting
Vietnam veterans will be honored at the April 9 luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20, which is affiliated with the National Press Club. The meeting
will take place at noon in the McClendon Room. The guest speaker will be Major General Edward J. Chrystal, Jr., director of the United States Vietnam War Commemoration. MG Chrystal will have pins for Vietnam veterans. In addition, Post 20 2nd Vice Commander Kevin Wensing will present a framed tribute honoring legendary reporter Joe Galloway, who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal recently by President Biden.
The Army awarded Galloway a Bronze Star as a civilian for his bravery during the Battle of Ia Drang, a story he told with General Hal Moore in the book, "We Were Soldiers Once and Young," which was made into an award-winning feature film.
Post 20 has been affiliated with the Press Club for more than a century. The post was founded at the suggestion of famed World War I General John J. Pershing.