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Calendar of Events
January
Saturday, January 7, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE Veteran lead tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday, January 14, 1:00 PM
Six Degrees of the Bracelet: Vietnam’s Continuing Grip. Lecture and Book Signing with author John Siegfried
who will share stories and interviews with Vietnam veterans and families of prisoners of war from his new book.
Siegfried started writing after researching the veteran behind a POW/MIA bracelet belonging to a family member.
Monday, January 16, 10 AM - 4 PM
Martin Luther King Day
Museum & Educational Center open to the public
February
Saturday, February 11, 1:00 PM
The Combat Veteran as an Artist Lecture
NJ author, Corporal Matthew Craw (Iraqi Veteran) and Vietnam Veteran, poet and author Charles H. Johnson talk about their wartime experiences and the therapeutic value of writing once they returned to civilian life.
Saturday, February 4, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE Tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday, February 11, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Monday, February 20, 10 AM - 4 PM
Presidents’ Day
Museum & Educational Center open to the public
Saturday, February 25, 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
March
Saturday March 3 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday March 10 1:00 PM
The Art of Survival
Lecture by NJ resident, Ann Connor who will speak about the ink sketches created by her late husband,
NJ Vietnam Veteran Joe Connor whose drawings are currently on display in the Testimony Theater.
Saturday March 10 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday March 17 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday March 24 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday March 31 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
April
Saturday April 7 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday April 14
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides 11:00 & 1:00
What You Should Know About the VA Health Care System 10:00-2:00 PM
May
Saturday May 5 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Monday May 7 11:00 AM
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony. As part of the ceremony, the NJ Department of Military
and Veterans Affairs will be awarding a number of New Jersey State medals.
Monday May 28 11:00 AM
Memorial Day Ceremony
June
Saturday June 2 1:00 PM
The other Side of War Lecture and Slide show
NJ Vietnam Veteran and acclaimed musician Billy Terrell will share stories about his work with a Vietnamese
orphanage in Mang Lang and the journey that reunited three friends, 44 years later, as part of the upcoming
documentary with the same title.
Saturday June 2 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
July
Saturday July 7 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Monday July 16 8:00 AM
18th Annual Golf Outing
Old York Country Club at Chesterfield
Please register online or call Lynn Duane at
(732) 335-0033 for more information
Wednesday July 18 8:00 AM
Summer Teacher Workshop
3:00 PM (Pre-registration required)
August
Saturday August 4 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday August 18 11:00 AM
Family Day
September
TBD Gregory Perillo Exhibit Opening featuring a program with the artist
October
Saturday October 6 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Sunday October 7 12:30 PM
2nd Annual NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Ride
The American Legion Riders and the Vietnam Veterans of America sponsor a ride and car show to benefit
the NJVVMF and the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center.
Monday October 8 10 AM - 4 PM
Columbus Day
Museum & Educational Center open to the public
Friday October 12 6:00 PM
A Night at the Museum
(Pre-registration required)
Friday October 19 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Interdisciplinary Forum on the Vietnam Era
(Pre-registration required)
November
Saturday November 3 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
December
Saturday December 1 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM
FREE tours of the Museum and Memorial by our Vietnam Veteran tour guides
Saturday December1 6:00 PM
Annual Holiday Lighting at the Memorial
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 800 from Bergen
County and the Jewish War Veterans, Department of New Jersey annually hosts a Holiday Lighting Ceremony at
the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. The ceremony includes the lighting of a Christmas
tree and Menorah, and a reading about Kwanzaa.
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