Fort Hamilton honors Vietnam veterans with ceremony
Fort Hamilton held its annual Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day ceremony at the Post Theater on the base on Thursday, where Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Claude “Mick” Kicklighter spoke and honored the dozens of veterans in attendance.
“I can’t tell you how humbled and honored I am to be with my brothers and sisters from that war,” said Kicklighter, who served two tours in Vietnam. “The centerpiece of this commemoration will be the Vietnam veterans and their families, but through all of this, we remember all veterans in all wars, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan today.”
The event was hosted by Donald Bradshaw, deputy garrison commander at Fort Hamilton, and SPC Stephen M. Drake served as the master of ceremonies.