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Posted: January 25, 2010

New Director Brings Personal Experience to Vietnam Vet Center

William Linderman brings his personal experience of serving in Vietnam to his new post at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation.

by Jacqueline Hlavenka of The Hub

HOLMDEL- William "Bill" Linderman is standing in the center of exhibit space at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, surrounded by a glass case filled with letters written by soldiers to their parents.  Each letter is handwritten, some expressing regrets, others sending messages of love. 
"This really is dedicated to the 80,000 people-veterans-who went to Vietnam from New Jersey,"  Linderman said, pointing out that some of the letters were from Neptune, Matawan and other locations in Monmouth County.  "Out of that, 1,562 paid the ultimate sacrifice."

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