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The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will celebrate Women's History Month - March - with a special exhibit and documentary film at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel.

The Vietnam Era Educational Center, which opened in September 1998, New Jersey, will highlight the contribution of women who served in Vietnam in a special exhibit that will run from March 2 to 29, 2000. The exhibit will include photographs and other memorabilia that relates the experience of military and civilian women. A sample of books written by and about women in Vietnam, a part of the Educational Center's resource room, will be on display. A bibliography and website reference list will be available for visitors who wish to do additional research.

On Saturday, March 11 at 1:00 PM, the Educational Center will present No Time for Tears: Vietnam – The Women Who Served. This one-hour documentary presents new insights into the reality of war and its lingering impact on society. More than 10,000 women served in Vietnam as nurses, doctors, intelligence officers, "donut dollies," teachers, librarians, and coordinators of entertainment and recreational activities. In this film, seven women tell us, in their own words, why they went to Vietnam, what they did "in country," and how the experience of war changed them and continues to affect them and their children today. The women's personal stories are woven together with rare archival footage of women at war, "home movies," personal photos, and a soundtrack of '60s rock and roll music. Following the film will be a discussion period led by Col. Kathleen Morrissey, NJ National Guard, a Vietnam veteran army combat nurse.

The Vietnam Era Educational Center is located adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial on Memorial Lane at exit of the Garden State Parkway exit 116 (for the PNC Bank Arts Center). The Educational Center is open Tuesday through Saturday,

10 AM – 4 PM. The exhibit and film screening are free with paid admission to the Educational Center. Admission is free for veterans and active-duty military personnel. Regular adult admission is $4.00, student and senior citizen admission is $2.00, and children under 10 are admitted free.