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CityViewNC.com | 63 Our guests of honor included Adrian Cronauer, the Vietnam airman DJ, famous for creating the "Good Morning Vietnam" radio program, and actress Connie Stevens, a longtime supporter of Vietnam veterans. Other highlights included Cape Fear Regional eatre's performances of "Miss Saigon," a Vietnam War Gold Star wives' luncheon at Fort Bragg, Methodist University's program honoring Vietnam War nurses, a Montagnard encampment on Hay Street, and the relocation and rededication of the Vietnam War Memorial on Fort Bragg. Heroes Homecoming concluded with a Welcome Home parade for our country's Vietnam veterans and a USO variety show featuring Stevens. This year Heroes Homecoming is saying "Thank You" to medical military personnel and first responders who served the front lines over the past 18 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow Heroes Homecoming on Facebook and Twitter for more information about how you can participate. ose 10 days not only provided a well- deserved welcome home to our Vietnam veterans, but also helped us to better appreciate the unwavering bond that we in Fayetteville share with each other and with the military and military family members of today. Every year for the past 10 years, our community has come together around Veterans Day to celebrate our Heroes Homecoming. While each year focused on a different military conflict, the stories we shared reenforced our prayers and commitment that there will never be another time that America fails to appreciate its military heroes and their families. Every time I can, I visit the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington. But I never look at it the same way again since that early Sunday morning in 2011, when the emotions of living in a military town came front and center in an etched name in the black marble of Panel 14E. 2021 HeroEs Homecoming events WED, NOV. 10 AT 11:30 AM Hope Mills Chamber Luncheon Honoring our Military and First Responders VFW Post 10630 WED, NOV. 10 AT 5:30 PM Gold Star Family Dinner VFW POST 670 THU, NOV. 11 AT 11 AM Wreaths Across America Veterans Day Ride Fort Bragg Harley-Davidson THU, NOV. 11 AT 2 PM Virtual Lecture: In a Critical Condition:" The Fight to Save Lives at the Battle of Bentonville Online Event THU, NOV. 11 AT 3 PM Annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Parking Dedication Hope Mills Armed Forces Veterans Memorial THU, NOV. 11 AT 5:30 PM Team Red, White and Blue Family Fun Run Visit Fayetteville NC FRI, NOV. 12 AT 10 AM Heroes Homecoming: United for Veterans Segra Stadium SAT, NOV. 13 AT 9 AM Heroes Homecoming Family Fishing Event John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center SAT, NOV. 13 AT 5 PM Military Appreciation Football Game Methodist University SAT, NOV. 6 AT 10 AM Annual Veterans Day Parade Downtown Fayetteville SAT, NOV. 6 AT 12 PM Kickball Tournament Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom SAT, NOV. 6 AT 12 PM Chili Cook-Off Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom SAT, NOV. 6 AT 12 PM Woodpeckers Fall Fest Segra Stadium SAT, NOV. 6 AT 1:30 PM Celebrate Our Veterans! Eastover Civic Club, Inc. SAT, NOV. 6 AT 5:30 PM Movie Night * MASH Reruns Dirtbag Ales Brewery and Taproom SAT, NOV. 6 AT 6 PM Heroes Homecoming Children's Gala The Taphouse at Huske Hardware SUN, NOV. 7 AT 3 PM Salute to Service: Fayetteville Marksmen vs. Knoxville Ice Bears Crown Complex MON, NOV. 8 AT 11 AM Wreath Laying Ceremony Methodist University TUE, NOV. 9 AT 5:30 PM Team Red, White and Blue Family Fun Run Honeycutt Park WED, NOV. 10 AT 11 AM Medal of Honor Wall Dedication Online Event

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