U.S. Army SSG (Ret.) Travis Mills speaks during last year’s Travis Mills Foundation annual Vietnam-Era Veterans Breakfast at the Augusta Civic Center. Submitted photo

The event is free, but veterans must sign up for tickets at travismillsfoundation.org. Each veteran is welcomed to bring one guest.

Vietnam-era veterans hold a special place in the heart of U.S. Army SSG (Ret.) Travis Mills.

Vassalboro resident Tom Richards and Travis Mills Foundation Executive Director Heather Hemphill, who worked together at the town’s fire department. Submitted photo

“This is your day,” Mills said at last year’s breakfast. “I have all my staff here from the foundation putting this on and they’re all here for you. This day is for you. You deserved it and didn’t get it, and I’m going to make sure that we all acknowledge you for every year to come for all that you have done,” according to a news release from the foundation.

In addition to breakfast, the event will include military presentations, vendors and music.

Maj. Mary Dottie McGuirk talks with Travis Mills. Submitted photo

National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which will be held Friday, March 29, was recognized as an annual holiday in 2017. March 29, 1973, is the day that the last of the troops in Vietnam were withdrawn.

In addition to the breakfast, the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat hosts up to eight Vietnam-era veterans from Maine for an abbreviated program week, where they stay at the retreat with a guest and participate in a variety of activities.

Rebecca and Jamie Gardner are Bath residents. Submitted photo

For more information, contact Molly Lovell-Keely, communications and marketing manager, at molly@travismillsfoundation.org or 207-632-7475.

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