„You are the heroes who fulfill your duty to our nation.“
During his tour of Asia this week, President Donald Trump met with seven veterans of the Vietnam War.
“You are the heroes who fulfill your duty to our nation,” Trump told the veterans, according to ABC News . Trump referred to the veterans as “tough, smart cookies” and expressed gratitude to America’s service members.
“We just want to thank you and all of the thousands and thousands and all of the people that served with you and in all of the other wars,” Trump said on Friday.
This year, Veterans Day — which marks the anniversary of the end to fighting during World War I — comes just after the 50th anniversary of American troops serving in Vietnam.
On Friday, the White House issued a statement saluting Vietnam veterans for their service to the United States.
“We remember the more than 58,000 soldiers whose names are memorialized on a black granite wall in our nation’s capital for having borne the heaviest cost of war,” Trump said, referencing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D. C.
