The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation relies heavily on volunteers.  These people are of vital importance to our success.  Volunteers help out in many areas from holding a leadership role on our Board of Trustees to assisting with mailings to giving tours to the thousands of school children who visit each year.  For more information about how to volunteer, click here.


We are very proud of our group of Vietnam Veterans who provide tours all year long during all types of weather conditions.  While our Vietnam Veteran Tour Guides are vital to our success, there are other groups of volunteers that are just as responsible for our achievements, behind the scenes  or helping out at the front desk.  They assist with research and recordkeeping, updating files; and are essential when it comes to a wide variety mailings and outreach.  While these volunteers may not be as visible as our Vietnam Veterans, their contributions are no less important to our continued success.

To learn more about our volunteers click on their names to read a brief biography.  If are you thinking of going on a tour with a Vietnam Veteran tour guide or already went on one, this is a great way to learn more about their stories.

 

Judi Breitstein


Clerical Help

 

 Carl Burns


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1964 - 1967 

 

 

 Andrew Butzko


Front Desk/Gift Shop

U.S. Air Force

1975-1978

  

Jack Cesar


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1970 - 1972 

 

 

Tom Chalfant


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1966 - 1968

 

 

Michael Coale


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1966 - 1968

 

 

Bob Cottrell


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1967 - 1969

 

 

 Karl Dahlberg


Tour Guide

U.S. Marine Corps

1964 - 1969

Susan Di Barba

Front Desk

 

Shea Stanfield


Education Committee

 

Cappy Everhard


Tour Guide

U.S. Marine Corps

1966 - 1970

 

 

Robert Frost


Front Desk

 

Dick Furlong


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1966 - 1969 

 

Ronnie Giles


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1965 - 1968

U.S. Army Reserve

1988 - 2007

 

Bruce Graber


Tour Guide/Front Desk

U.S. Army

1965-1968

 

 Ron Guralnick


Tour Guide

U.S. Navy

1967 - 1971

 

Larry Horyd


Tour Guide

U.S. Navy

1970 - 1972

 

Michael Ioli

Tour Guide 

Military Police

1966-1967

1967-1969

 Don Johansen


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1965 - 1967

 

Michelle Knell


Front Desk

 

Joe Kochanski


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1964 - 1967

 

Lenny La Rocca


Tour Guide

 

Jess Le Vine


Educational Consultant

 

Joe Leone


Tour Guide

U.S. Air Force

1967 - 1972

 

Lamar Mackson


Tour Guide

U.S. Marine Corps

1964 - 1968

Nellie Malet

Front Desk

 Ralph Maratea

Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1961 - 1982

 

 

Bill McClung


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1968 - 1970


 

Michael McMahon


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1969 - 1971


John Minor


Tour Guide/Front Desk

U.S. Army

1966 - 1968


 

 Charlie Murray


Tour Guide

U.S. Navy

1966 - 1969

 

Michael Napolitano


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1966-1968

 

 

Dan O'Leary


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1964 - 1966

Romano Peretti


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1966-1968

 

Val Raugas 


Tour Guide

U.S. Marine Corps

1962-1965


 

Joe Rosato


Tour Guide

U.S. Navy

1968 - 1970

 

Mike Sapara


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1968 - 1970


 

John Scafidi


Tour Guide

U.S. Marine Corps

1965 - 1969

Joe Scalora 


Tour Guide

U. S. Air Force

1966-1970


Harry Theodoris


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1968-1970

US Army Reserves 1981-2003

 

Pat Vellucci, Jr.

 

Tour Guide

U.S. Army

1965-1968


Bruce A. Wall


Front Desk

U.S. Air Force

1969-1974

Army National Guard

1974-1977


 

Bill Weber


Tour Guide

U.S. Navy

1966-1968

Helen Gurbisz


Volunteer

 

Herb Worthington


Tour Guide

U.S. Army

 1969 - 1971






Jean Tum-Suden


Front Desk


John Nugent

Tour Guide
U.S. Army
1966-1968

 

Vernon O’Meally

Tour Guide
U.S. Air Force

1952-1972
 



 


Jim Petillo

Tour Guide

U.S. Air Force 



Eli Grosman
Tour Guide
U.S. Army
1967-1968

 


Anthony D'Altrui

Tour Guide

Marines

1968-1969





Ken Gurbsiz
Tour Guide
U.S. Army
1969-1970