Members of the VIETNAM VETERANS of AMERICA hosted an
ARMED FORCES DAY CEREMONY at the NIXON LIBRARY
in Yorba Linda, California
Saturday, May 15, 1999.
ARMY S/SGT. ANDY RAMIREZ and FAMILY
were in attendance as
SPECIAL GUESTS OF HONOR
S/Sgt. RAMIREZ was one of three U.S. Army Men recently released from captivity in Kosovo.
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER 785 of the V V A
were the organizers for the Event.
Members of South Bay Chapter 53 were also in attendance.
CH-53 PRESIDENT JERRY YAMAMOTO was the photographer who took the pictures seen below.
S/Sgt. ANDREW RAMIREZ and Members of Vietnamese Veterans Association
of Southern California
(L-R)JUDIE TABER,
National League of POW/MIA Families (Western Region Coordinator);
LOIS MILLS (Judie's Mom) and Mother of MIA L/CDR JAMES MILLS, USN;
JOHN LYNCH, VP CH- 785, Orange County;
JOHN TAYLOR, Exec. Dir. --- R.M. NIXON LIBRARY;
EDDIE CHERVONY;
S/Sgt ANDREW RAMIREZ
LOIS MILLS
JOHN TAYLOR
JEANETTE CHERVONY,
SDIT and Assoc. Liaison CH- 53
S/Sgt. RAMIREZ and his Mother (VIVIAN)
VALERIE YOUNG,
(who sang at the Ceremony and will sing at the V V A National Convention)
JOHN LYNCH, CH-785
ROSEMEAD VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
AT ROSEMEAD CITY HALL
AL BIERNESSER, CSC/V V A Director At Large;
ZACK EARP, Riverside V V A CH-47;
PETER NORTH, (Photographer);
MOKIE PORTER, (Editor V V A "VETERAN" Newsletter)
