NEWPORT, R.I. — The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Museum will commemorate Vietnam War veterans on Thursday, March 29 at noon.
The event is in support of the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, which designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
The schedule of events will include: a reading of the presidential proclamation of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, read by Ryan Meyer, managing director of the museum; a presentation of a recently acquired Vietnam War artifact, presented by Robert Doane, NWC museum curator; and a short lecture entitled, "This is the End: The U.S. Navy and American Adventurism in Southeast Asia-1945-1975," by David Kohnen, director of the John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research at the college.
The event is open to all base patrons and their guests.
One of nine official Department of the Navy museums, the NWC Museum collects, preserves and exhibits artifacts and documents dating from the 1500s to the present day to interpret the naval history of Narragansett Bay, the NWC, and the history of naval strategy.
Located in the historic Founders Hall — built in 1820 — the museum is open to the public although advance reservations are required for those without base access.
For more information, visit http://www.usnwc.edu/museum or call 401-841-4052.