| FREE MUSEUM EXHIBIT TALK:
Tuesday, January 9 at 2:00 pm,
“50 Years Beyond Vietnam”
There is still time to register for the upcoming exhibit talk, TUESDAY 1/9/24 at 2:00 pm, hosted by the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum at 801 Grand Avenue, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo.
This history presentation is FREE to attend. Please register to ensure seating is available for all.Join the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum (CCVMM) to learn more about the new, special exhibit, “50 Years Beyond Vietnam,” unveiled in November 2023, specially co-curated in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the last American combat troops leaving Vietnam. This history talk will be presented by Dennis Hennessey, local US Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, and current board member of of Central Coast Vietnam Veterans of America (CCVVA), Chapter #982, Guadalupe.
The display was co-curated by CCVMM, CCVVA and Cal Poly History intern, Grant Kolassa to highlight the United States in Vietnam from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975, spanning the administrations of six U.S. presidents. The display includes topics such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, Operation Rolling Thunder, the Battle of Ia Drang, the My Lai massacre, the antiwar movement, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, the Tet Offensive, the Paris Peace Talks and the Fall of Saigon.
REGISTER TO ATTEND
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This exhibit talk is part of the Museum’s history education program, free for veterans and community to attend, connect, and learn, supported fully by your donations, business sponsorships, and museum memberships.
Questions about this event or assistance with registration? Please call the museum (805) 543-1763 or email our programs team at ccvmm.programs@gmail.com
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