More than 100 veterans of the Vietnam War and family members attended a pinning ceremony Friday at Northern New Mexico College. Courtesy photo

Cadets from the Espanola Valley High School Army JROTC program who participated in an event Friday at Northern New Mexico College to honor veterans of the Vietnam War gather with Major Mark Gonzales, Senior Army JROTC Instructor and Rio Arriba County Commissioner Leo Jaramillo. Courtesy photo

Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan, left, pins a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War during a ceremony Friday at Northern New Mexico College. Courtesy photo

Pictured at the pinning ceremony for Vietnam Veterans at Northern New Mexico College Friday are, from left, Rio Arriba County Commissioner Leo Jaramillo, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan who pinned the veterans, Blue Star Mothers Shelley Olguin and Pam Rodriguez, and Espanola Mayor Javier Sanchez. Courtesy photo