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| Keywords: people Genie Giao Nguyen, right, president and CEO of the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, greets a military veteran on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at a ceremony to recognize the contributions of Vietnam War veterans. The LBJ Presidential Library and the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration group hosted the ceremony on the plaza outside the library. Each veteran at the ceremony received a Vietnam veteran lapel pin engraved on the back with “A Grateful Nation Thanks and Honors You.” The LBJ Library is hosting a three-day Vietnam War Summit to discuss and reflect upon the lessons and legacy of the 50-year-old war. Speakers include U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a Vietnam veteran; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who negotiated the 1973 Paris Peace Accords that ended U.S. combat in Vietnam; documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who are completing a 10-part, 18-hour Vietnam War documentary to be shown on PBS in 2017; and Vietnam combat veterans. The Vietnam War Summit runs from April 26-April 28 at the LBJ Library. LBJ Library photo by David Hume Kennerly 04/26/2016. Genie Giao Nguyen, right, president and CEO of the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, greets a military veteran on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at a ceremony to recognize the contributions of Vietnam War veterans. The LBJ Presidential Library and the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration group hosted the ceremony on the plaza outside the library. Each veteran at the ceremony received a Vietnam veteran lapel pin engraved on the back with “A Grateful Nation Thanks and Honors You.” The LBJ Library is hosting a three-day Vietnam War Summit to discuss and reflect upon the lessons and legacy of the 50-year-old war. Speakers include U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a Vietnam veteran; former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who negotiated the 1973 Paris Peace Accords that ended U.S. combat in Vietnam; documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who are completing a 10-part, 18-hour Vietnam War documentary to be shown on PBS in 2017; and Vietnam combat veterans. The Vietnam War Summit runs from April 26-April 28 at the LBJ Library. LBJ Library photo by David Hume Kennerly 04/26/2016. | ||||
