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03/29/2022
Event Time3:00 pm - 4:00 pm;
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Open to the public!

Barnegat’s 3rd Annual Ceremony welcoming home all Vietnam veterans with their families and supporters from NJ and across the states.

2 locations 1 mile away from each other:

Barnegat American Legion Post 232 (499 N Main St, Barnegat, NJ 08005)

  1.  9am – 2pm
    1. VA, Vet Mobile Center bus, and DAV trailer stationed at Post to help vets with claims and other areas of support
  2. 4pm – 5pm
    1. Light refreshments and camaraderie at Post’s canteen after ceremony at Gazebo Park (1 mile south of Post)

Gazebo Park (352 N Main St, Barnegat, NJ 08005)

  1. 3pm – 4pm
  2. 600 pins for all Vietnam veterans in attendance at conclusion of event
  3. Vietnamese community members, Vietnamese veterans, and former Vietnamese POWs also in attendance to welcome home all Vietnam veterans who served in the Vietnam War
  4. Music from Barnegat Middle School Chorus and Barnegat High School Marching Band
  5. Operation Babylift survivor and musician, Steve Hartmann performs song written for Vietnam veterans
  6. Operation Babylift reunion
  7. Restored military jeep on display
  8. Wreath laying at Vietnam Veterans Monument
  9. Speeches
  10. Car magnets and other pins for Vietnam veteran supporters
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