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American Legion Post 79 Service Officer and VFWPost 4073 member Don Weberling shuffles throughthe remaining certificates looking for names he recognizes.VweDon Weberlingseeks outVietnamveteransByCORINNE KELLOGGStaff WriterAmerican Legion Post 79 Service Officer and VFW Post 4073 member Don Weberling has made it his task to track down Vietnam veterans and Vietnam era veteraris who weren’t recognized in 1973 upon return ine home.On Memorial Dav 1973Marshall held a homecommg parade for returning military men from Vietnamto honor their service. Because ot the stigma associ-ated with the war. many of the men did not attend theceremony and neve? received any recognition.Three years ago. certifi cates for those veterans were found in a box in the VFW hall attic, untouched for almost 40 yearsWeberling said that theroriifir rt»‘C cat until .ntDon Weberling, right, presents veteran Donald Trine with his certificate and areplica booklet from the 1973 Memorial Day paradeSince receiving the certificates, Weberling made himself a new certificateand a booklet which wasgiven out at the parade. Hefound a copy at the MarshallI District Library and has since made copies of it to give out with the certificates to veterans.For the certificates thatft V / -k I. A k a ark 4 * a L. * #5.
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Ad-visor and Chronicle
Marshall, Michigan, US
Sat, May 26, 2012
Page 32
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