2005 Calendar of Events
Saturday, February 19 - 1:00 PM
Rejoice or Cry: Diary of a Recon Marine, Vietnam 1967-1968
by Vietnam Veteran John R. Rhodes (author lecture)
Saturday, March 19 - 1:00 PM
A Redcatcher‘s Letters from Nam
by Patricia Farawell Enyedy (a Gold Star sister), accompanied by Vietnam Veteran and former “Redcatcher” (199th LIB) Dennis Haines (author lecture)
Saturday, April 2 - 10:00 AM
"Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Operation Babylift, Vietnam (1975-2005)"
Saturday, May 7 - 11:00 AM
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony and 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Dedication of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial
Saturday, May 14 - 1:00 PM
Jenny 4 (a novel about a combat infantryman in the Vietnam War)
by Vietnam Veteran Paul Drew (author lecture)
Monday, May 30 - 11:00 AM
Memorial Day Ceremony
Saturday, June 11 - 1:00 PM
On the River (the true story of a combat infantryman in the Vietnam War)
by Vietnam Veteran George L. Athas (author lecture)
Saturday, June 18 - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Military Vehicle Display
Saturday, August 20 - 1:00 PM
The Nature of the Beast (the true story of a combat Marine in the Vietnam War)
by Vietnam Veteran Chuck Ketterman (author lecture)
Saturday, August 27 - 10:30 AM
The War at Home: Recovering from PTSD - the Value of Mutual Help Groups for Families of Combat Vets & for Vets by Patience Mason
Program is co-sponsored by New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse of Saint Clare's Health Services and Veteran Families & Friends of the Greater Ocean County Area
Pre-registration is required by calling 1-800-367-6274
Saturday, September 10 - 1:00 PM
Between the Lines: Photographs from the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial
by Vietnam Veteran Thomas F. Morrissey (author lecture)
Friday, September 16 - 11:00 AM
POW/MIA Recognition Day and Gold Star Mothers Recognition Day Ceremony
Sunday, September 19 - 11:00 AM
Rolling Thunder-NJ POW/MIA Awareness Motorcycle Run (Starts at Warinanco Park, Elizabeth, NJ at 11:00; ends at NJ Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial)
September 26, 2005 - 11:00 AM Tee-Off
11th Annual Golf Outing
Olde York Country Club, Columbus, NJ
Saturday, October 15 - 1:00 PM
Who Knew?…Reflections on Vietnam (a Red Cross “Donut Dolly” in Vietnam)
by Vietnam [civilian] Veteran J. Holley Watts (author lecture)
Friday, October 21 - 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
7th Annual Interdisciplinary Forum on the Vietnam Era
Decades Later: Remembering America's War in Vietnam
Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 6:00 PM
3rd Annual A Salute to Patriotism Gala
Vietnam Era Educational Center and Robert R. Meyner Reception Center
Friday, November 11 - 11:00 AM
Veterans Day Ceremony
Saturday, December 17 - 6:00 PM
Holiday Lighting at the Memorial