National Vietnam War Veterans Day is a time to recognize our guardians of honor

As an eight-year U.S. Army veteran that served two years in Iraq, I know that there’s nothing you dream about more when you’re in combat than the moment you’ll come home.

While we can’t change what happened so many years ago, we can commit now to pursue ways to honor and advocate for these Vietnam veterans and join them in saying, "never again will we allow this to happen."

As an eight-year U.S. Army veteran who served two years in Iraq, I know that there’s nothing you dream about more when you’re in combat than the moment you’ll come home. For both our Vietnam veterans and my peers in Iraq, coming home was an experience that shaped the rest of our lives. However, our experiences could not have been more different.