Maryland’s economic development community is proud to claim several Vietnam veterans among its ranks. Among them are two Marines – Mike Hayes, managing director of military and federal affairs at the Maryland Department of Commerce, and Bob Hannon, president and CEO of Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation – and Army veteran Vernon Thompson, who now serves as executive vice president of Howard County Economic Development Authority.

They’re among the thousands of Marylanders who served the nation during the Vietnam War, and who will be celebrated by Maryland Public Television (MPT) during LZ Maryland, being held this weekend at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium.

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