US troops, families, government civilians, contractors received the benefit of groceries in a war zone

By Tamara Eastman, DeCA historian NOTE: Click https://vimeo.com/687230635 to see a DeCA video related to military commissaries in Vietnam. FORT LEE, Va. – National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, honors Vietnam War-era veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice during a conflict that lasted more than 20 years. As the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) joins the nation’s salute to its Vietnam War-era service members, the agency reflects on the commissaries that provided the benefit in that war zone. “We at DeCA are privileged to acknowledge our military’s service and sacrifice during the Vietnam War,” said Marine Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Saucedo, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. “As commissaries supported them over there more than 55 years ago, I welcome and encourage our Vietnam War veterans, who are also disabled veterans, to use their new on-base shopping benefits.” Those commissary benefits, now expanded for veterans with a disability rating, include huge savings and an enhanced shopping experience with Commissary CLICK2GO online ordering/curbside pickup and dietitian-approved products. March 29 was chosen as the date of the national observance because on that day in 1973 the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded and the last U.S.…
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