Vietnam: In Their Own Words

November 11, 2018
Vietnam: In Their Own Words
Story Telling at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial

November 11, 2018

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Emcee – Diane Carlson Evans
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Captain, Vietnam 1968-1969
Founder and former Chair Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, Chair Advisory Group for Vietnam Women’s Memorial Eastern National

Time
 List of Presenters
9:00 a.m.

David Chung
U.S. Air Force, Vietnam 1971-1972
Former Board Member Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, Federal Express Transport for Vietnam Women’s Memorial 1993, Senior Vice Commander for the Dept. of Montana Military Order of the Purple Heart
9:20 a.m.

Helena B Anthony
U.S. Marine Corps, Sargent 1967-1971 Dinè (Navajo) Nation
9:40 a.m.

Francis Whitebird
U.S. Army, Medic, Vietnam 1969-1970
Paul Critchlow
U.S. Army, Vietnam 1969
10:00 a.m.

Eileen Moore
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Combat Nurse, Vietnam 1966
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal
10:20 a.m.

Rene Johnson
American Red Cross, Vietnam 1969-1970
U.S. Army Special Services, Vietnam 1970-1971, USO Thailand 1974- 1976
10:40 a.m.

Edie Meeks
U.S.Army Nurse Corps, Vietnam 1968-1969
Former board member, Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
10:50 a.m.

Peter Saxman Sr.
U.S. Navy, RD2, USS Basilone DD 824, Vietnam
Author reads poem “Who Holds Them”
11:00 a.m.

Diane Carlson Evans
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Captain, Vietnam 1968-1969
Founder and former Chair Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, Chair Advisory Group for Vietnam Women’s Memorial Eastern National
11:20 a.m.

Nancy G. (Ellis-Anwyl) Wilson
U.S. Navy USS Repose, Vietnam 1968-1969
11:30 a.m.

Kay Bauer
U.S. Navy (Ret.) Captain, Vietnam 1966-1967
11:45 a.m.

Karen Kaye King-Johnson
U.S. Army 1966 – 1972, Vietnam 1970 – 1972 Combat Correspondent Stars and Stripes. Attorney, Former Board Member Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
1:00 p.m.

Ceremony at The Wall

Colonel A Jane Carson at The Wall

Kim Mitchell at The Wall

Diane Carlson Evans at The Wall

Candlelight Ceremony
Story Telling at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial is an educational program presented by Eastern National and the National Park Service. On this Veteran’s Day remembrance, we will hear the stories of those who served during the Vietnam era. We are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the memorial in 1993. The lessons learned in the past of bravery and the desire for peace, courage, and healing are reflected in the remarks of these individuals.

In 2015 the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation joined Eastern National. We are dedicated to honoring women who served during the Vietnam era. For additional information on the Memorial or its products and projects including other educational programs you are invited to visit the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Web site at www.VietnamWomensMemorial.org. Donations to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial which support these and other programs are always appreciated. To donate to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, please write to:Vietnam Women’s Memorial Fund, c/o Eastern National
470 Maryland Drive, Suite 1
Fort Washington, PA 19034

Or email: vietnamwomensmemorial@easternnational.org.

If you would like to participate in the Story Telling program for Veteran’s Day 2018, please contact Stacy Madalena at 703-837-0746 or via email at stacym@easternnational.org. You may also contact the Memorial’s Advisory Board Chair Diane Carlson Evans via e-mail at vietnamwomensmemorial@easternnational.org.

If you or someone you care for finds that they need help coping with the aftermath of Vietnam, you are invited to call the Veterans’ Administration at 1-800-273-8255. They will assist you, including connecting you to the counseling services offered by Vet Centers located throughout the United States.