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April 2022
47th Black April Day
This April 30th will mark the 47th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon. It is on this day the Republic of Vietnam Descendants will honor our veterans for their bravery and sacrifice during the Vietnam War with a special commemorative event and appreciation luncheon. We hope you can join us. The anniversary has always been an extremely sad day for Vietnamese families, especially those who were forced to leave behind their beloved homeland to find freedom and democracy in other…
Find out more »May 2022
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony
NEW JERSEY VIETNAM VETERANS REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY SATURDAY, MAY 7TH 11AM Join us for our annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony Plan to join us live or steaming from our Facebook Page New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony Program Welcome: Gordon Pingicer, Trustee, NJVVMF Posting of the Colors Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem: Sandra Ward Invocation: Reverend Gerry Appel Opening Remarks Keynote Speaker: BG Edward Chrystal, Officer in Charge, TF-23, US Vietnam Veteran Commemoration, Office of the Secretary…
Find out more »Scholars Series: Gregory A. Daddis
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Scholars Series invites the public into a moderated conversation with leading historians and individuals whose experiences offer new and inclusive insights into the complexities of the Vietnam Era. Join us on Tuesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. for a live-streamed via Zoom Webinar with Gregory A. Daddis Moderated by Museum Committee Chairs, Curator Mike Thornton, and Monmouth University Professor Melissa Ziobro, NJVVMF’s Scholars Series is part of our ongoing effort to engage broad audiences in a meaningful…
Find out more »September 2022
POW/MIA Gold Star Mothers Recognition Ceremony
Please join us Friday, September 16 for our annual ceremony honoring those lost serving our country at 11:00 AM. The POW/MIA and Gold Star Mothers Recognition Ceremony commemorates National POW/MIA Recognition Day, held on the third Friday of September. The event honors America's prisoners of war, those missing in action, those returned, and those still unaccounted for from our nation's wars. The POW/MIA event will feature keynote speaker Colonel (Ret.) Walter R. Nall, Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Department…
Find out more »In Memory Program
Join us September 16 at 1 pm as we commemorate the New Jersey men and women who served and died as a result of the war in Vietnam after returning home. Some of these deaths are due to Agent Orange exposure and the physical or emotional wounds received in Vietnam. The deaths of these individuals are no less tragic than those that occurred in-country, but their names do not appear on the Memorial. Program: Introduction: Rev. Gerard Appel Honor…
Find out more »Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom
Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 NJ "Ride for Freedom" XXV Trip Destination: NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holmdel, NJ Our Chapter will ride as a group to the staging area at Warinaco Park in Roselle, NJ. We will arrive early and be near the front of the assembled group. We will depart at 11:30 and ride as part of the cavalcade to the New Jersey Vietnam Memorial in Holmdel, where there will be a ceremony. Food trucks and vendors will also be…
Find out more »NJ Run for the Fallen Event Page
The New Jersey Run for the Fallen is an organization of military runners and support crew whose mission is clear and simple: To run one mile for each New Jersey service member who have died during the GWOT (Global War on Terror). Each mile of sweat and pain and each flag saluted, is to pay homage to one service member’s life and their family. The last Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of September, we run across New Jersey to raise…
Find out more »October 2022
Scholars Series: Larry Berman
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Scholars Series invites the public into a moderated conversation with leading historians and individuals whose experiences offer new and inclusive insights into the complexities of the Vietnam Era. Join us on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m. for a live-streamed via Zoom Webinar with Larry Berman Moderated by Museum Committee Chairs, Curator Mike Thornton, and Monmouth University Professor Melissa Ziobro, NJVVMF’s Scholars Series is part of our ongoing effort to engage broad audiences in a meaningful and…
Find out more »November 2022
Veterans Day Ceremony 2022
On November 11, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, will host New Jersey’s official Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial located in Holmdel, New Jersey. The Ceremony will take place from 11-12:30 indoors and is open to all. The Vietnam Era Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Find out more »December 2022
National Council for the Social Studies On-Site Clinic at the NJVVMF
Exploring the Vietnam Era with the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Thursday, December 1st, 8 am to 4 pm Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Roger Harris. Dr. Harris is a Marine who served in Vietnam and is featured in the Ken Burns Documentary. After his service, he became a teacher in South Boston and eventually the Founder and Superintendent of Boston Renaissance Charter Public School. We will also have panels led by The Vietnamese Boat People Podcast Founder Tracey Nguyen Mang…
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