Volunteer Spotlight
Getting to Know Bill “Doc” McClung By Greg Waters, Curator This is a series of spotlights on our Vietnam Veteran Tour Guides. These men are invaluable connections to the history of […]
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Heroes
Riding for Veterans
John Longo’s Cross-Country Ride Raises Funds for Our Veterans By Jillian Decker, Director of Development There is an undeniable connection between Vietnam Veterans and motorcycles. From the loud, beloved tradition
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National PTSD Awareness Day
Not All Wounds Are Visible By Keri Giannotti, Museum Educator Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event — either by experiencing
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Vietnam: Aftermath Featured at Local Film Festivals
Support the Veterans Who Made This Project Possible By Jillian Decker, Director of Development New Jersey Filmmaker Tom Phillips features the Vietnam Veteran volunteers of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’
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Above & Beyond: The Medal of Honor
by Greg Waters, Curator The Medal of Honor is the most prestigious award given to members of the United States Armed Forces, awarded to those that go “above and beyond”
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OPERATION HUEY: A FATHER AND DAUGHTER CONNECTION
During the day, Kelly Everhard paints Buicks and Mustangs. In the evening, she paints a piece of history. The New Jersey native, who works as an auto detailer, volunteers her
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NEW JERSEY VIETNAM VETERANS REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR HUEY PLAZA
Barry Breyer runs a marketing company in Atlanta, GA where he has lived for the last 30 years. But 40 years ago he was a young kid from Bergenfield, NJ
OPERATION HUEY RESTORATION TAKES FLIGHT
Like the chopping rotors that make helicopters fly and spin, time has spun our perception of the men and women who served in Vietnam. “Forty years ago,” says Vietnam Veteran Helicopter Pilot Ken Gurbisz, he and
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