A 'Welcome Home' for Vietnam War Vets
For Vietnam War veteran Jack Gardner, stepping aboard the USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, was a “bucket list item.” The Navy veteran’s dream became a reality on June 17, 2022, after he was invited aboard for the 50-year commemoration of the end of the Vietnam War. In spring 2021, Gardner, who served from 1970 to 1974, said he learned about the USS Constitution’s turnaround cruise from a fellow Vietnam War veteran. At the time, Gardner, who left the...