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# A Vietnam Veteran’s Mission to the White House
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/voces/extras/a-vietnam-veterans-mission-to-the-white-house-er3vxo/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:58:08.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T10:24:40.000Z
- Description: Manuel Valenzuela announces mission to the White House to request a stop to deportations.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: VOCES, #ZZZ_Show_535dc1dd-e54d-4beb-b75e-b9c10968484f, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_c55edc33-9cf0-4ba9-b6f5-8c8dc3607d40, #extra

When Manuel Valenzuela went to Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps in 1971, he was 19 years old. He wears his uniform proudly to attend an event in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he announces his trip to Washington to deliver a letter requesting the president takes action to stop the deportation of veterans.