VIETNAM ERA EDUCATIONAL CENTER HOSTS
A Look at Vietnam Today
On Tuesday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam
Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will present “Views of Vietnam Today.” The
presentation will feature a discussion, accompanied by a slide show and
a photography exhibit, by two individuals who visited Vietnam in the last
decade -- one who visited for the first time and the other, a veteran of
the Vietnam War, returning after more than twenty years. The program will
be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel.
New York City based photographer, Deborah Harse developed
her affinity for Vietnam while cycling through the country in 1990 and
1994. In 1995 she lived with a Vietnamese family in Ho Chi Minh City. She
spent her days exploring the city by bicycle, in search of visual treasures
that a transient photographer would not find. Her photographs captured
the strength and dignity she saw among the people of the city, even in
the face of impoverishment and adversity.
Robert R. Amon, Jr., of Colonia, was an Army lieutenant
in 1969 in charge of a five-man team of American advisors to South Vietnamese
Regional Force Companies and Popular Force Platoons defending villages
from the Viet Cong. In 1993, he and his wife Carolyn flew to Vietnam, so
he could return one of these villages, to remember and to lay memories
to rest. He tells this story as a contributor to the popular book, Chicken
Soup for the Veteran’s Soul. Slides taken in 1969 and 1993 will further
enhance Amon’s presentation.
Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP to the event to (732)
335-0033. A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested. The Vietnam Era
Educational Center is located adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’
Memorial off the Garden State Parkway at exit 116. The Educational Center
is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM. Regular 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. |
