Reaction to Pennsylvania Vietnam Veterans Day

 ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY -  Monday, March 29, 2010  has been designated  as "Vietnam Veterans Day" in Pennsylvania.
      Supporters say the day will give some recognition to those who served during that conflict.
       It was just over two weeks ago that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a special non-controversial  resolution  designating  the day  as  Vietnam Veterans Day in the state.   For some vietnam era veterans,  this was a welcome move.
       Floyd Dutton spends his days trying to meet the needs of Vietnam Era Veterans from his office in the Van Zandt Veteran's Medical Center in Altoona. In  his view,  the effort to recognize the contributions of large and  aging  group of veterans is  well deserved.
       This Pennsylvania move is part of a growing national effort to call attention to  a Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day.
      Around Vietnam Memorial  sites like the wall that heals in Altoona, there is some support for finally  focusing on this specific group of veterans.
        Backers of this  Vietnam Veterans day say  paying attention to the needs of this one group of veterans can pay off for those who served in other conflicts as well.
      And it can help make up for  what  was missed by the returning veterans  decades ago.
       Still  there are some Vietnam era veterans who say they question the need to have a separate day for the veterans of that conflict when all other veterans are honored on the same day in November.