An Aledo veteran among more than 500 Vietnam veterans inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory Program last month. The honor goes to the late Richard Mason Anderson. He served in the Navy and passed away in August of 2020. Daughter Angie Rafferty along with her brother and mom attended the June 18 ceremony in Washington.
Since the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans have suffered due to Agent Orange exposure, PTSD and other illnesses as a result of their service. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund believes all those who served in Vietnam should be honored and remembered for their service. The In Memory program enables the families and friends of those who came home and later died the opportunity to have them be forever memorialized.
The plaque that honors these veterans was dedicated as a part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in 2004.