Vietnam Veterans will be honored next week in New Bedford.

The City Council will present so-called "Challenge Coins" to members of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 499 during a 5:30pm ceremony next Thursday outside City Hall.

Council President Joseph Lopes tells WBSM News, the ceremony will serve as a symbolic welcome home....

Lopes says the Council has been been discussing a Challenge Coin presentation for awhile, and this year Lopes decided to add money to the Council budget to purchase the coins and make it happen.

 

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