It’s been 50 years since the beginning of the Vietnam War, and the living veterans in the Beaver County area were honored at a ceremony that took place at the Beaver County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 27.

The ceremony was attended by many different Pennsylvania politicians, including County Commissioners Dan Camp and Tony Amadio, Sheriff Tony Guy, District Attorney David Lozier, Congressman Keith Rothfus, and Senator Pat Toomey, who spoke at length about the honor of recognizing the veterans and the fact that America needs more work on treating them properly.

After the ceremony, Senator Toomey spoke with Beaver County Radio’s Matt Drzik about the importance of the event:

 

Drzik also spoke with Congressman Rothfus, who echoed Toomey’s earlier comments during the ceremony about taking better care of our veterans:

 

The official celebration of Vietnam Veteran’s Day is on March 29.