Join the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF) on Saturday, January 4, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. for free tours of its Memorial led by Vietnam Veteran tour guides. Tours start in the adjacent Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center lobby. The Memorial honors all those who served our country and state during the Vietnam War, especially the 1,563 New Jerseyans who did not return home. It is a powerful and fitting tribute to their sacrifice. The Memorial is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, and is located at 1 Memorial Lane in Holmdel, NJ (off the Garden State Parkway at exit 116). Call (732) 335-0033 for more information or visit www.njvvmf.org.
NEW JERSEY VIETNAM VETERANS’ MEMORIAL FACTS
• Dedicated May 7, 1989, the Memorial honors those who served during the Vietnam War, especially the 1,563 New Jerseyans who did not return home.
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• Designed by Hien Nguyen, the Memorial is a 200 foot open-air, circular pavilion consisting of 366 8-foot-tall black granite panels – one for each day of the year.
• Each 12 foot high panel is engraved with the name of the soldier(s) killed or reported missing on that date, and the May 7 panel, the day the war ended, points
towards Vietnam.
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• Ten stairways and two double helix ramps ascend to the top with two tunnel entrances symbolizing the trip the soldiers took to Vietnam.
• New Jersey’s state tree, the majestic red oak, stands in the center shading three bronze statues by artist Thomas Jay Warren, which represent the men who died, those who came home, and the women who served with them.
