Sergeant John T. Finch, a trumpet player serving with the 1st Marine Division Band, plays taps to honor those who fought and died during the Vietnam War at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum for the Vietnam Prisoner of War 40th Annual Homecoming Reunion here, May 23, 2013. Nearly 200 former Vietnam POWs and their families gathered at the Nixon Presidential Library on the 40th anniversary of when President Nixon hosted the service members for the largest dinner ever held at the White House, May 24, 1973, on the South Lawn. A seven-man rifle detail and color guard from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion also supported the event.
130523-M-XZ164-307.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Michael Cifuentes

May 29, 2013
YORBA LINDA, Calif. CA United States - Sergeant John T. Finch, a trumpet player serving with the 1st Marine Division Band, plays taps to honor those who fought and died during the Vietnam War at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum for the Vietnam Prisoner of War 40th Annual Homecoming Reunion here, May 23, 2013. Nearly 200 former Vietnam POWs and their families gathered at the Nixon Presidential Library on the 40th anniversary of when President Nixon hosted the service members for the largest dinner ever held at the White House, May 24, 1973, on the South Lawn. A seven-man rifle detail and color guard from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion also supported the event.


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