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The city declares Saturday Vietnam Veteran's Day.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 942 hosted a ceremony to remember the 35th anniversary of troops leaving Vietnam. James Benton was one of six local men to lose their lives fighting the war.
[0]Vets HonoredHis mother Mary Ellen is thankful the community remembers the sacrifice of her son. Mary Ellen Benton, "He has been gone since 1967 still missing, I wish they could at least find his remains and bring him to America, to the United States, I would feel easier I think."
The road in front of the park in Soddy Daisy is temporarily renamed Vietnam Veterans Boulevard.
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