2007 Lecture Series

Saturday, January 27 - 1:00 PM
The Battle of Khe Sanh*
Documentary film and discussion about the January 1968 battle during the Vietnam War

Saturday, February 17 - 1:00 PM
Operation Babylift - Homeward Bound*
With a tribute to President Gerald R. Ford
Film about a recent trip to Vietnam taken by adoptees, family members and veterans who were involved in the 1975 Operation Babylift-Vietnam

Saturday, March 31 - 1:00 PM
Avoiding Armageddon: John F. Kennedy and American Foreign Policy*
Lecture by Cold War Era Veteran and politcal historian Philip J. Briggs, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 14 - 1:00 PM
Answering the Call for Those Who Have Answered the Call of Duty - NJ Veteran's Hotline*
Discussion about services by NJ Vietnam Veteran, Chuck Arnold, UMDNJ - University Behavioral HealthCare Counselor

Saturday, May 12 - 1:00 PM
Troops to Teachers: Careers in Education for our Military Veterans*
Lecture by NJ Department of Education program coordinator, Melissa Fantozzi

Saturday, June 23 - 1:00 PM 
From the Rice Paddies to the Principals Office
An oral history presentation by NJ Vietnam Veteran Chuck Welsh

Saturday, September 22 - 1:00 PM
Secret and Dangerous: The Night of the So'n Tay POW Raid*
Author lecture by Vietnam Veteran Bill Guenon

Saturday, October 20 - 1:00 PM
Helicopters at War - Vietnam to Iraq
Lecture by NJ Vietnam and Iraq Veteran, Lt. Col. Mark Preston, USA

Saturday, November 3 - 1:00 PM
The Last Ghost of War*
A film about Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange by Janet Gardner
Film preview followed by a discussion with the producer/director

Saturday, December 8 - 1:00 PM (CANCELLED)
Ghosts in the Landscape: Vietnam Revisited*
Author lecture and slide show by Vietnam Veteran Craig J. Barber

*Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP one week prior to the event.   A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested.  To register or for more information about any of these events, please call the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation office at (732) 335-0033.

The Vietnam Era Educational Center is located adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial off the Garden State Parkway at exit 116 in Holmdel, NJ.

For additional information, about these or any other events, please contact us.