Our Vietnam Veteran Tour Guides are on summer vacation.
Just like all of the school kids that they talk to at the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial,
 they will all be rested and ready to go come September.
Recently, nine of our tour guides took in a BlueClaws game at First Energy Stadium in Lakewood.
Top row (l to r): Dan O'Leary, Michael McMahon, Michael Coale, Bob Cottrell and Carl Burns.
Bottom row (l to r): Jack Cesar, Larry Horyd, John Minor and Doc Johansen.


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Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 9 - 1:00 PM
Centaurs in Vietnam: Army Air Cavalry at War*
Video and oral history presentation by NJ Vietnam Veteran Carl Burns

Saturday, September 6 - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Free guided tours of the Memorial

Wednesday, September 10 - 7:00 PM
History of the Zippo Lighter*
Lecture by Linda Meabon, Zippo Historian
(Click here for more information on this special event.)

Friday, September 19 - 11:00 AM
POW/MIA and Gold Star Mothers Recognition Ceremony


Sunday, September 21 - 12:30 PM
Rolling Thunder - NJ
Motorcycle Run for POW/MIA Awareness
Leave Warinaco Park, Roselle, NJ at 11:30 AM
Arrive at NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at 12:30 PM


Saturday, September 27 - 1:00 PM
10th Anniversary Celebration of the Vietnam Era Educational Center
(Details TBA)

Saturday, October 4 - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Free guided tours of the Memorial

Friday, October 17 - 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
1968: The Turning Point in the Vietnam Era - Looking Back 40 Years Later
10th Annual Interdisciplinary Forum on the Vietnam Era
(Pre-registration is required)

Saturday, October 18 - 1:00 PM
My Personal Journey Back
Slide show presentation by NJ Vietnam Veteran David Legg on his recent trip back to Vietnam where he was a combat  engineer platoon leader and helicopter pilot.

Saturday, November 1 - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Free guided tours of the Memorial

For a complete listing of upcoming events, click here.

To receive notification of all our special events and ceremonies, sign up for our mailing list by clicking on the box to the left. You may choose what areas you are interested in and we will email you announcements of new events and programs.

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Vietnam Era Educational Center are located in Holmdel, NJ - at exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway (on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center. For more info, click here.

Last Updated: August 6, 2008

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