FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — Hundreds of Vietnam veterans were recognized today in the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Label Pin Ceremony on Friday.

Congressman Robert Aderholt took time to help recognize those who served in the Vietnam War and give them a long-awaited honor at the University of North Alabama (UNA).

“What has been the amazing thing about it is that so many people that came back 50 years ago were spit on and they were shunned by their peers for merely serving our country. It was a dark chapter in the nation's history,” said Aderholt.

But Dennis Duncan, a U.S. Army veteran who served two years in Vietnam, said receiving the recognition has taken far too long. Duncan, 78, said he can't recall a time when veterans returning from the war were publicly thanked for their service.

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