“I cried like a baby,” Tallerdy said. “I never got what we got today. It made me feel real good.”
It took 41 years, but Tallerdy got the welcome home he had been waiting for.
He and about 500 other Vietnam War veterans were greeted with a standing ovation and many thanks Friday at Fort Carson, 50 years after the first U.S. forces were deployed to Vietnam. The daylong festivities included music, food, bounce houses, and a dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Gazebo.
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