 Well, it was a long time coming, but local Vietnam War veterans were finally welcomed home this weekend. For this week's Community Spotlight, our Sarah Winckelman takes us to the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration event. It all started with a small pin. A veteran attendee came, sat down at the table and asked me if I had a Vietnam Veteran lapel pin. I said no, he handed me one, read a short paragraph, shook my hand and said welcome home. That experience led Jimmy White to host a Vietnam War 50th Commemoration event in Wadena and finally welcome home local veterans. The nation called upon them, they all went, they all served and this is a simple small, small token. It's a small pin that holds a large place on the hearts of many. It makes you think of the friends I had over there, some that didn't come home, most of us did, but you reminisce, it makes me think of a long time ago. During a special time of honoring those who served during November 1955 through October of 1975. You know, it's, it's something long overdue. For Lee Roy, who was born and raised in Wadena, this recognition has finally welcomed him back home. And when we actually qualified to get this, we were just kids, you know, sitting home eating popcorn and drinking the soda, watching all the flicks about Vietnam on TV and all of a sudden the next day I got my draft and I thought, holy buckets, I didn't know this concerned me. Yeah, five and a half months later I got dropped off in the middle of the night in a place I didn't know where I was at. But now he is happy to be in Wadena with family by his side. It was a pretty great moment actually because you get to see us all kind of honor them. You know, they never got the true honor. It's awesome to see all these guys that made the ultimate sacrifice and they're people we look up to, especially him. Thirty-eight local veterans now have a new pin to wear with pride. One that receives his pin today will not have to say I was there because it's validated, proven, documented. For this week's Community Spotlight, in Wadena, Sarah Winkelman, Lakeland News. Most of the veterans honored were part of VFW Post 3922, good to see them honored. So many veterans have done so much for our country. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.