11/17/1982 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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1 Vietnam vet will lay wreathil at. Hyannis Veteran's, Day cele r ation Most Vietnam veterans have never properly"come home" salute to Vietnam veterans in Washington, D.C.Part of that . `We wiB counter the negative imagery that some in our ,to the United:States,they say.There are many reasons,pro- salute will be the first-ever unit reunions for Nam veterans society assign to Vietnam veterans. The Nam Vets Associa- minent among them the fact that stateside,the Vietnam war - f{om across the country. tion is a self-help organization that views Vietnam vets.as was vastly unpopular by the time it was over. The Cape and Islands delegation will meet at NVA head-' Americans that have a positive contribution to make during So it means somethin&whdn a"Nam vet"is asked to-lay a quarters Nov.`4 at 7 pm to organize travel plans. For those`: our era.We are back in the world and are here to stay,"says wreath at.the Disabled:American Veterans'(DAV)Square on vets planning to celebrate their day closer to home,the NVA'_ the fust NVA newsletter, dated Oct. 36. " South Stred in;Hyannis during the traditional Veterans Day will assemble at 9:30 am m the.Stop 'n Shop parking lot off - - (November ll) ceremonies.And the establishment October Main Street, Hyannis Nov 11. The NVA has also been in- The newsletter is a four-page publication providing na- 24 of the Nam:Yds Association(NVA)will, if its goals.are vtted to match in the town's traditional ceremonies. tional,state, and local news of interest to Vietnam vets, in- met, mean other, more-tangible..things, to Vietnam-era :Incarcerated vets, hospitalized vets, and vets who need eluding the NVA's watchdogging of Commonwealth Elec- veterans on Cape Codand the Islands: less-than-honorable discharges upgraded are also on the trio's plans to someday spray power lines with Tordon 101,a-- NVA organiu;s took:their cue from'a recent showing�in•-. NVA's list_of people to fight for, along with families of�vets substance similar to Agent Orange. Nine of 15 area health• i- Barnstabletownhall of the Special Commission on the Con - and area women who served m the armed forces from 1960 to boards banned the spraying.this year, but the company,has., dl cerns..of Vietnam Vdeians.(SCCVV),which "told us we had, 1975• --, indicated it has plans to spray next summer. to organize on our owmm order for any atention"to be paid to vets'problems;said NVA steering committee member and kingpin Joe Bangert Oct. 29.-1The NVA wants all area veterans to-join its efforts to get the federal money necessary to establish a Veterans Ad- ministration (VA)-fundedveterans' outreach center here. The Tuesday evening.rap groups will now be held at NVA '. headquarters ("the hootch explained. Bangert, recalling service slang for soldiers'-home away from home)next to the Community Action Committee headquarters on West Main" I Street. - - - Other projects the NVA has in mind are to counter the negative image many Americans have of Vietnam veterans, to advocate for veterans' rights, better benefits, and federal - recognition and compensation for illnesses-related to their . exposure to Agent Orange. - The Register - November 4, 982 Barnstable selectmen have joined in the nationally. — designated Nov. 10 through Nov..14 Vietnam Veterans' Week, proclaiming that the town "recognizes the contribu- tions of its Viemamveterans during the Vietnam era and the" problems incurred by many."(Governor Ed King has also- I declared,a statewide Veterans Week). - " . Roy Pacheco, a former Army combat infantryman and Harwich Port resident who has become the full-time ex- . ecutive director of the state SCCVV, will be the Nam vet 1 joining.in wreath-laying ceremonies in Hyannis on Veterans , Day while other Cape.and Islands vets-join the national