20-05-2025
Wreaths Across America honors Onslow Commissioner for Vietnam War service
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- Wreaths Across America's Jacksonville chapter honored Onslow Commissioner Paul Buchanan for his Vietnam War Service at last night's Board of Commissioners meeting.
The group surprised the purple heart veteran with a 50-year commemorative pin and a proclamation from President Donald Trump welcoming home the way Buchanan and other Vietnam veterans should have been welcomed 50 years ago.
'It's absolutely amazing because it's such an honor to be able to give to these veterans because of the way they were treated when they did back,' Kathy Marks, Wreaths Across America location coordinator, said. 'They didn't deserve what they got.'
The organization's goal is to lay wreaths on over 8,500 veterans grave in both Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery and Onslow Memorial Park during their wreath laying ceremony in December.
You can help sponsor a wreath for $17 at this link
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