As part of the proclamation, Hochul has directed 15 landmarks across the state to illuminate in green, yellow and red on Sunday night in recognition of the day.
The widow of a veteran is grappling with the loss of a man who served his country and died over a failed system that she says should never have failed in the first place.
A Vietnam veteran got the gift of life this Christmas season from his niece who insisted on repaying him after he helped her overcome addiction in her 20s.
In 1974, Danny Cherry and Earle Glenn Wood met on the USS Oriskany as 18 year olds. They reunited this week for the first time since the war.
Brian Knight never knew what happened to his dad, who was shot down during the Vietnam War. Now he's had the honor of flying him home.
An online search connected David Rutherford and Jeri Jo Fox and they met face to face for the first time.