The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, VA Vet Centers and many community partners from the Gulf Coast region will host a Vietnam Veterans Salute event on March 31.
This free event will be held at Battleship Memorial Park to honor Vietnam Veterans across the Gulf Coast region and provide Veterans the opportunity to connect with one another.
An Honor Ride parade led by Rolling Thunder Alabama Chapter 1 and motorcyclists from the Gulf Coast region will kick off the event at 10 a.m. in downtown Mobile, and the opening ceremony for the Salute event will begin at Battleship Memorial Park at 11 a.m. Other enticing features of the event include: Veteran reunions, resource and family tents, vendors, live music, and special presentations by Vietnam Veterans.
This event is open to everyone in the Gulf Coast community. Additionally, Battleship Memorial Park is providing Vietnam and Vietnam-era Veterans with free museum tickets. Vietnam and Vietnam-era Veterans should register with their nearest VA Vet Center to receive free tickets. The ticket registration will end on March 9:
- Southern Miss.: Biloxi Vet Center (228) 388-9938
- Mobile Vet Center (251) 478-5906
- Northwest Florida: Pensacola Vet Center (850) 456-5886, Okaloosa County Vet Center (850) 651-1000, Bay County Vet Center (850) 522-6102
For more information and event updates, visit: www.biloxi.va.gov/vietnam.asp
Battleship Memorial Park is located at 2703 Battleship Parkway (Highway 90/98), just off Interstate 10, exits 27 or 30. More information about the park can be found here: www.ussalabama.com
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