Major General Wayne Grigsby Jr., 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general has announced on the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Facebook pages this week that the “Big Red One” is hosting a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony at 11 a.m. on November 6 on Marshall ArmyAirfield.

Soldiers returning from deployments today are often met with family, friends and fanfare but that wasn’t always the case decades ago as troops came home from fighting in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony will properly honor the troops who fought in the conflict and the sacrifices they made.

To participate veterans are asked to arrive at Building 837 on Marshall Army Airfield no later than 10 a.m. Community members who want to help welcome the veterans home are asked to arrive at Building 853 on Marshall Army Airfield via the Henry Gate access point no later than 10 a.m.

Veterans will be directed to a waiting area while members of the community gather inside ahead of the 11 a.m. ceremony. Those veterans wishing to participate are asked to send an email to 1stIDEvents@gmail.com to RSVP.

Go to www.riley.army.mil/vietnamveteranswelcome.aspx for more information on the event.