New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Holmdel Tour of Grounds
A brief tour of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center are companion projects that complement one another.
The Memorial honors the sacrifices made by New Jersey residents who gave their lives while serving in Southeast Asia and, at the same time, pays tribute to all who have served.
The idea for the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial had its beginnings on Veterans Day, November 11,1982. A contingent of New Jersey veterans attending the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. realized the need for just such a memorial in the State of New Jersey. Working with state legislators, veterans and community groups, and individuals too numerous to list, they saw the process begin to take shape over the next 3 years.
On January 21, 1986, Governor Tom Kean signed into law the bill that created a 14 member New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Committee. The committee’s charter was to select a suitable location for the construction, conduct a competition for the design of a memorial honoring New Jersey’s veterans of the Vietnam conflict, determine methods of financing the construction, and to initiate fundraising. Included in the bill was a one-time grant of $25,000 to fund the design contest.
In the spring of 1986, the committee selected the 5.5-acre site on the grounds of the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, Monmouth County, from a list of 6 possible sites from across New Jersey. Dedication ceremonies were held at the site in the spring of 1987. A design contest was held from the spring of 1987 to the spring of 1988, drawing over 400 entries that were judged by a select panel of experts from the arts, historic, and Veterans communities in New Jersey.
Restored Vietnam War Huey at The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmde
The Huey became the symbol of U.S. combat forces in Vietnam. In country, more than 12,000 helicopters served alongside our troops. The 7,000 Hueys that served flew 9,713,762 hours. At home, millions watched them fly on nightly news reports. The Huey is an iconic image of the Vietnam Era and a fitting display at the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center.
In February 2013, a group of veteran volunteers, many of them Vietnam Era helicopter pilots and maintenance technicians, began the restoration of a 1964 Bell UH-1D Huey helicopter. Every Vietnam Veteran has Huey memories to share.
Our restored Huey was dedicated on May 7, 2014, our Huey’s 50th birthday. Here it will be a fitting tribute to all who have served our country as well as a unique and historically important teaching tool for the thousands of students and visitors who experience the Memorial and Museum each year.
This Is Jersey - Vietnam Veterans Memorial & Museum
On this edition, we take a reflective and informative tour of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial & Museum in Holmdel. Executive Director Sarah Taggart tells us how their unique museum tells the story of both the war and the world around it, starting from the years before it began and ending years after our troops returned. We also get information about the beautiful memorial, which is free to to public 24/7 and honors New Jersey's fallen in Vietnam.
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Rememberance Day at New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Twenty-five New Jersey Veteran's received medals at the ceremony held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey.
Vietnam Veterans' Rememberance Day ceremonies also included wreath presentations from various Veterans' organizations. This special day was created back in 1991 to honor the more than 200,000 New Jersey Residents who served during the Vietnam Era from 1959-1975.
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial pays tribute to the 1,562 people from across the State who were killed or listed as missing during the Vietnam War
Reporting: Kryn Westhoven
Videographer: Nick Young
The Significance of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
New Jersey veterans discuss what the Memorial means to them.
New Jersey Vietnam Veteran's Memorial - A Motorcycle ride to Holmdel NJ in Monmouth County
Riding In New Jersey
2nd installment about Motorcycle Riding in New Jersey
A Motorcycle Trip on my BMW R1200RT to the New Jersey Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. Various pictures of what to expect at the site and as usual, a safety tip at the end.
NOTE: The video states you need a membership to visit. This is only true about the museum/learning center itself. The Memorial is accessible 24/7/365.
This video was filmed entirely with SJCAM SJ400 Action Camera
The SJ400 rivals the GoPro Hero at a fraction of the cost. You can buy three SJ400s for the price of 1 GoPro. See for yourself. In my opinion, unless you're Cecil B. DeMille, dollar for dollar, this camera out performs the GoPro Hero.
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Memorial Day At The Jersey Shore (5/30/11)
Memorial Day is observed on the Pt Pleasant, NJ, beach and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel. ASBURY PARK PRESS VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO / apponline.tv
2010 Ranger pavers dedication at Fort Benning
ONCE A YEAR, AT THE NATIONAL RANGER MONUMENT AT FORT BENNING, PAVERS ARE ENGRAVED BEARING THE NAME OF RANGERS FROM PAST AND PRESENT. A SPECIAL DEDICATION OF SOME OF THE NEWEST PAVERS WAS RECENTLY HELD BY THE WEST POINT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, IMMORTALIZING 230 OF THEIR GRADUATES KILLED IN ACTION, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE VIETNAM WAR. A 1964 GRADUATE OF WEST POINT, RANGER JACK PRICE SPEARHEADED THE FUND DRIVE, AND HELPED COORDINATE THE GATHERING OF THE FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND
What is OPERATION BABYLIFT? What does OPERATION BABYLIFT mean? OPERATION BABYLIFT meaning
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What is OPERATION BABYLIFT? What does OPERATION BABYLIFT mean? OPERATION BABYLIFT meaning - OPERATION BABYLIFT definition - OPERATION BABYLIFT explanation.
Source: Wikipedia.org article, adapted under license.
Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries (including Australia, France, and Canada) at the end of the Vietnam War (see also the Fall of Saigon), on April 3–26, 1975. By the final American flight out of South Vietnam, over 10,300 infants and children had been evacuated, although the actual number has been variously reported. Along with Operation New Life, over 110,000 refugees were evacuated from South Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War. Thousands of children were airlifted from Vietnam and adopted by families around the world.
With the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang having fallen in March, and with Saigon under attack and being shelled, on April 3, 1975, U.S. President Gerald Ford announced that the U.S. government would begin evacuating orphans from Saigon on a series of 30 planned flights aboard Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-5A Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft.
Service organizations including Holt International Children's Services, Friends of Children of Viet Nam (FCVN), Friends For All Children (FFAC), Catholic Relief Service, International Social Services, International Orphans and the Pearl S. Buck Foundation petitioned the government to help evacuate the various orphans in their facilities in Vietnam. In their book, Silence Broken, Childhelp (International Orphans at the time) founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson chronicle their request from Lieutenant General Lewis William Walt to help with evacuations and finding homes for the Asian-American orphans.
Flights continued until artillery attacks by North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong military units on Tan Son Nhut Airport rendered airplane flights impossible.
Over 2,500 children were relocated and adopted by families in the United States and by its allies. The operation was controversial because there was question about whether the evacuation was in the children's best interest, and because not all the children were orphans.
When American businessman Robert Macauley learned that it would take more than a week to evacuate the surviving orphans due to the lack of military transport planes, he chartered a Boeing 747 from Pan Am and arranged for 300 orphaned children to leave the country, paying for the trip by mortgaging his house.
A C-5A Galaxy, serial number 68-0218, flew the initial mission of Operation Babylift departing from Tan Son Nhut Airport shortly after 4 p.m. on April 4, 1975. Twelve minutes after takeoff, there was what seemed to be an explosion as the lower rear fuselage was torn apart. The locks of the rear loading ramp had failed, causing the door to open and separate. A rapid decompression occurred. Control and trim cables to the rudder and elevators were severed, leaving only one aileron and wing spoilers operating. Two of the four hydraulic systems were out. The crew wrestled at the controls, managing to keep control of the plane with changes in power settings by using the one working aileron and wing spoilers. The crew descended to an altitude of 4,000 feet on a heading of 310 degrees in preparation for landing on Tan Son Nhut's runway 25L. About halfway through a turn to final approach, the rate of descent increased rapidly. Seeing they couldn't make the runway, full power was applied to bring the nose up. The C-5 touched down in a rice paddy. Skidding for a quarter of a mile, the aircraft became airborne again for a half mile before hitting a dike and breaking into four parts, some of which caught fire. According to DIA figures, 138 people were killed in the crash, including 78 children and 35 Defense Attaché Office Saigon personnel.
The Vietnamese adoptee-run nonprofit, Operation Reunite, is using DNA testing to match adoptees with their Vietnamese families.
A memorial was unveiled in Holmdel, New Jersey in April 2015.
DeKalb K-9 Memorial Unveiling
Produced by DCTV (DeKalb County Television) Channel 23, this video presents the official unveiling ceremony of the K-9 memorial statue in DeKalb County.
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Interim CEO Lee May joined DeKalb County Police Department’s K-9 Unit and DeKalb Animal Services to officially unveil the K-9 memorial statue in front of DeKalb Police Headquarters in Tucker on May 15, 2015 as part of the observance of the 100th year of DeKalb County Police Services.
The completed memorial is the only permanent monument in the state of Georgia to honor K-9 service dogs that have lost their lives in the line of duty. The dog statue, named “Hero” is mounted upon a marble block and located on the hill overlooking the police and firefighter monuments. A walkway of engraved pavers, with each K-9’s name and service years, leads citizens to the monument.
During the unveiling ceremony, several working K-9 dogs and their handlers were presented with memorial brick pavers engraved with the officers and K-9’s names as well as the End of Watch date for each dog.
Plans for the memorial began after a discussion between DeKalb K-9 officer Mark Taylor and Xan Rawls, DeKalb’s Animal Services Director after the passing of the officer’s K-9 companion.
Officers and representatives from Stone Mountain and Conyers Police Departments, as well as the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office attended the ceremony and have bricks recognizing each agency’s K-9 dog.
The bronze statue of a Belgian Malinois was created by renowned artist, Lena Toritch of the Young Fine Art Studio, Salt Lake City, Utah.
It is located at DeKalb’s Public Safety Headquarters at 1960 West Exchange Place, Decatur, 30084.
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Brookdale CC Commencement 2017 Afternoon