Michigan Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall is sponsoring a formal Vietnam veteran lapel pinning ceremony in commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the war at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Great Lakes National Cemetery, at 4200 Belford Road, Holly Township. Kowall, R-White Lake, and the Holly Area Veterans Resource Center are hosting the "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Event to Thank and Honor Vietnam Veterans and Their Families" to give long overdue recognition to Vietnam War era veterans and their families.