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Kelly Watts at (732) 335-0033

      On Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will host a slide show and oral history discussion called “Screaming Eagles in Vietnam: The 101st Airborne Division during the War,” presented by New Jersey Vietnam Veteran Peter R. Engelhardt, at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel.

 

      Peter Engelhardt, of Summit, served in Vietnam from October 1968 through August 1969 with the 101st Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade, which operated out of LZ (Landing Zone) “Sally,” near the ancient imperial city of Hue, and FSB (Fire Support Base) “Whip,” in the Ashau Valley near the Laotian border in the highlands of South Vietnam.   Engelhardt was a college graduate who attended Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga.  As an officer in Vietnam, he worked primarily behind the scenes dealing with operations planning and coordination, intelligence assessment, and psychological warfare exercises.  He holds a deep admiration and respect for the airborne infantry “line” officers and their men, whose primary duty was combat.  It is in their honor that he retells the story of his group of “Screaming Eagles,” the nickname for members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

 

      Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP to (732) 335-0033. A donation of $5 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 a.m.– 4 p.m. Regular admission is free for veterans and active-duty military personnel.  Regular adult admission is $4; student and senior citizen admission is $2; and children under 10 are admitted free.