Vietnam War veterans honored at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino
Apr 11, 2018View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino on Thursday, March 29, to mark National Vietnam War Veterans Day.The gesture, in lieu of a traditional 21-gun salute, capped a lunch the cemetery hosted in honor of Vietnam vets, prisoners of war and those missing in action. A handful of Vietnam veterans attended, including San Bernardino councilmen James Mulvihill and Fred Shorett.Vietnam veteran Ernest Aceves, 67, of San Bernardino, turns around to have his back photographed with a large graphic that said ” Vietnam Veteran”, during a barbecue for National Vietnam War Veterans on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino, Calif.. (Stan Lim, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG)A 21 dove salute was launched in place of a 21 gun salute during a barbecue for National Vietnam War Veterans on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino, Calif.. (Stan Lim, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG)Guest watch as 21 doves fly away after being released in place of a 21 gun salute during a barbecue for National Vietnam War Veterans on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino, Calif.. (Stan Lim, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG)San Bernardino City council member Virginia Marquez helps Harry Adams , with White Wing Ceremony Company, release a 21 dove salute in place of a 21 gun salute during a barbecue for National Vietnam War Veterans on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Mt. View Mortuary and Cemetery in San Bernardino, Calif.. (Stan Lim, San Bernardino Sun/SCNG)Connie Anderson, baby boomer and cemetery general manager, commended those who served in Vietnam and expressed frustration with how poorly some were treated upon returning.Mayor Carey Davis, also in attendance, echoed Anderson’s sentiment.“Those vets get a bum rap,” said Fidel Aguirre, an Army veteran who said his service ended in 1960. “They were treated badly. There’s no way around it. They were giving their lives for this country, and, because a lot of people were protesting when they came bac... (San Bernardino County Sun)