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Veterans Day At The N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation was host to a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. Approximately 400 people attended the commemorative event, which was held in the Memorial’s courtyard, surrounded by the circular, black granite wall bearing the names of 1,557 New Jerseyians whose lives were lost in the Vietnam War. The Keynote Speaker was retired Maj. Gen. Joseph
T. Anderson, Marine Corps, Associate Director
of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – Steven
F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Maj. Gen. Anderson, a
1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is a Vietnam
veteran fighter pilot, whose last assignment was
as Commanding General of the First Marine Aircraft
Wing. The Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,
located in Chantilly, Va, near Washington Dulles Two New Jersey Vietnam Veterans – Leo P. Staub
(USMC) from Manahawkin, who died July 1, 2003, and
Andrew L. Toth (USA) from Edison, who died Dec. 23,
2002 – were inducted into the In Memory Program,
which honors those who served in Vietnam and returned
home but died later as a result of wounds received
in Vietnam. As part of the ceremony, family
members spoke about their loved one and lit a candle
in their memory. Following the ceremony, attendees The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and
the Vietnam Era Educational Center are located on
the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel,
Monmouth County, (Garden State Parkway exit 116).
The Memorial and Educational Center are maintained
through a partnership between the New Jersey Vietnam
Veterans’ Memorial Foundation and the New Jersey
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. 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 Other Veterans Day Highlights Vets Awarded Jubilee Of Liberty Medal Guard Supports Vets Day Parade |
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