TWO VIETNAM VETERANS & NFL LEGENDS, ONE SPECIAL EVENT

By Army G-4October 14, 2015

ROGER STAUBACH, ROCKY BLEIER | LIVE | THE PENTAGON @ 2PM OCT 21
NFL Legends and Vietnam Veterans Roger Staubach and Rocky Bleier will speak at a special event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Staubach and Bleier are among 32 NFL players, coaches, and managers who served during the Vietnam W... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

WASHINGTON--Vietnam Veterans and NFL Legends Roger Staubach and Rocky Bleier will be the guest speakers at a special event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in the Pentagon Auditorium.

Staubach and Bleier are among 32 NFL players, coaches, and managers who served during the Vietnam War era. Staubach served as a logistician at a Navy Supply Depot in Da Nang before quarterbacking the Dallas Cowboys to championships in the 1970s; Bleier, an Army specialist, was wounded during a rescue mission in Vietnam. He fought back to start on the great Pittsburgh Steeler teams of the 1970s that played the Cowboys in two classic Super Bowls.

The event, entitled "Game Changers: Reflections on Service, Sports, and Life," will be hosted by the Army and is being coordinated by Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Army Logistics.

Army Logistics is the Army's lead for commemoration activities in support of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and an official Commemorative Partner. In attendance will be MG(R) James Jackson, of the DoD Office of Commemorations for the Vietnam 50th and senior leadership from the Department of Defense community. This year, almost 9,000 commemorative partners across the country are holding events like this to connect with the more than 7 million living Vietnam War era veterans.

Press interested in attending please contact Tai Akiwowo at 703-692-1815. This event will be streamed live on the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution Systems (DVIDs) starting at 2p.m.: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/6919#.VhKtFZc4Fqx. For more information on the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War visit: www.vietnamwar50th.com

ROGER STAUBACH, ROCKY BLEIER | LIVE | THE PENTAGON @ 2PM OCT 21

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