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Panetta, Dempsey recall Vietnam vets' valor, sacrifice
May 29, 2012
By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Photo Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorts 93-year-old Sarah Shay to lay a wreath in remembrance of her son, Maj. Donald Shay Jr., during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., May 28, 2012. Maj. Shay has been missing in action from the Vietnam War for 42 years.