Remembrance Program
UNDER RENOVATION
Remember Them
From This Day Forward
Our Remembrance Program partners with members of our community to adopt each of the 366 panels every year to honor and remember their sacrifice.
Join us in our commitment to the 1,564 New Jerseyans remembered on the panels of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. For $1,000 you can adopt one of our 366 panels for the next year. By adopting a panel on the Memorial, you will find connections to the individuals whose names are engraved in the dark granite. Reflected behind the names are unique personalities, family memories, and communities deeply touched by their sacrifice.
Thank You to Our Remembrance Program Donors
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Remembrance Program panel donors will be recognized in the following ways:
- Public acknowledgement (if desired) on all social media Remembrance posts;
- Acknowledgement on our Remembrance Program webpage;
- Acknowledgement on our donor webpage and in our Annual Report;
- Bronze Membership to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation;
- Printed biographies of those honored on their chosen panel;
- Invitation to and notice of all major NJVVMF events and ceremonies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Many of our sponsors have a personal connection to an individual on the wall and select the panel on which their name appears commemorating their date of casualty. Others may select a date that has a personal meaning, or bears the name of an individual with a connection such as their hometown. If you have any questions about selecting a panel, please reach out to our Director of Development, Jillian Decker, at jdecker@njvvmf.org – we will be more than happy to help you find a panel commemorating a Veteran who connects to you by hometown, home county, family name or birthday.
Yes! If you are interested in setting up a recurring contribution to adopt you panel for a period longer than one (1) year, please reach out to our Director of Development, Jillian Decker, at jdecker@njvvmf.org.
Yes! We understand that with so many brave individuals on our Memorial, certain dates may hold significance to more than one person. We encourage donors to support whichever panel resonates most with them, even if another donor has also contributed to that panel. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our Director of Development, Jillian Decker, at jdecker@njvvmf.org.
All contributions directed towards our Remembrance Program will be tracked and monitored by the Development staff. For every $1,000 benchmark, those donors will be recognized as sponsoring the adoption of an unclaimed panel for the coming year. All donations under $1,000 during the Annual Appeal period (November through January) will receive the photo and biography of a single individual honored on our Memorial to recognize their contribution to the Remembrance Program.
Yes! There are nine (9) blank panels on the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. These panels are also available as part of the Remembrance Program in recognition that while they were “good” days with no casualties recorded for the state of New Jersey, we should still commemorate the lives lost from other states during the Vietnam War.