Vietnam film to be shown at museum
The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in Plei Me, LZ X-Ray, LZ Albany, Bong Son, Khe Sanh and A Shau Valley.
This program will be held at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center in Holmdel. Teachers who attend this program will receive professional development credit hours. Light refreshments will be served.
According to a press release, “We Were Heroes: Vietnam” is a compilation of DVDs that tell the story of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam. U.S. Army cameramen filmed the footage right in the thick of battle.
Edward J. Rasen Jr. of Madacy Entertainment produced this film in 2006. Following the screening of the film, Vietnam veterans who served in the 1st Cavalry Division will speak about their experiences and answer questions from the audience. The Vietnam veteran panelists will include Bill McClung of Little Silver and John Minor of Manchester.
McClung acts as a tour guide and tour captain at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. McClung was drafted into the U.S. Army from his hometown of Kearny after graduating from college and teaching for a year in the New Jersey public school system. He entered the service in June 1968.
He was sent to South Vietnam and served as a combat medic for a reconnaissance platoon with the 1st Cavalry Division in III Corps for seven months and then as a medic at a Battalion Aid Station for five months.
Minor has been a tour guide at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial since 2005. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in October 1966 from his hometown of Atlantic Highlands. He served in the 1/7 CAV in Vietnam and was in the infantry.
Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP to 732-335-0033.
Regular admission applies. Regular admission is free for veterans and active-duty military personnel. Regular adult admission is $4; student and senior citizen admission is $2; and children under 10 are admitted free.
The Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center is adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial off the Garden State Parkway at exit 116.
The museum and educational center are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
