HOUSTON – Each May, veteran service organizations come together to hold events around the country to demonstrate their gratitude to current and former men and women in uniform and their families for their service to our country.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a conflict that deeply involved and affected millions of Americans, but none more so than the families and loved ones of the 58,148 men and women who never returned home.
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In honor of those veterans, the 18th Congressional District Office held its 5th Annual Memorial Day ceremony today.
The ceremony was held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the World War II monument in The Heights.
Texas is home to more than 130,000 active duty-military personnel and more than 1,600,000 veterans - 30,000 of whom are from the 18th Congressional District of Texas.