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Beginning September 2023, each month, in collabration with the City of West Haven, click here to read their announcement, the West Haven Vietnam Veterans will present a poster display at the rear primary entrance “west wing” of City Hall titled,  A Learning Experience.

” Americans from all walks of life served in Vietnam: people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, religions, and sexualities. They served in different climates, geographical locations, and occupations. These posters highlight microcosms of the American experience in Vietnam, from women’s military service to specific military specializations. Although their stories may not be as visible in popular narratives of the war, their service was no less significant.”
Source: https://www.vietnamwar50th.com/history_and_legacy/posters/

Launching the “A Learning Experience ” display, the month of September 2023 will feature the poster set:

 

Native Americans In The Vietnam War Poster 1 of 2
Native Americans In The Vietnam War Poster 2 of 2

Native Americans in the Vietnam War

September in Connecticut celebrates Native American Day, also known as Indian Day, on the 22nd.

Native Americans served valiantly in the Vietnam War as they have in all of the United States’ conflicts. Many enlisted or accepted induction into the U.S. military out of patriotism and a sense of duty as Americans, others in deference to cultural imperatives based on a warrior ethos and the inspiration of their ancestors, still others to escape the poverty and the lack of opportunities in the cities, small towns, and Indian Reservations where they lived. This two-part poster series explores some of these motivations, and the accomplishments, the stereotypes, the bravery, and the pain that shaped the Native American experience during and after the Vietnam War.

This poster set documents one of Connecticut’s finest, Billy Bob Walkabout, the most decorated Native American during the Vietnam War. Billy Walkabout was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star and numerous other awards for Valor. A True American Hero.

Native Americans In The Vietnam War

Monthly Calendar Poster Display:

September 2023 – Native Americans in the Vietnam War – 2 posters

October 2023 – 50th Anniversary 1973-2023 POW’s Release From Captivity – The POW Experience in the Vietnam War – 4 poster set

November 2023 – The United States Road to War in Vietnam: 1945 – 1965 – 3 posters

December 2023 – The U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War – 3 posters
December 2023 – The Coast Guard in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

January 2024 – Indigenous Peoples in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

February 2024 – Native Americans in the Vietnam War – 2 posters

March 2024 – African Americans in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

April 2024 – Making the Modern World – 4 posters

May 2024 – Air Base Defense in the Vietnam War – 3 posters
May 2024 – U.S. Army Airmobility in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

June 2024 – Riverine Operations in the Vietnam War – 3 posters
June 2024 – Combat Medicine in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

July 2024 – Military Nurses in the Vietnam War – 3 posters
July 2024 – Medical Advancements in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

August 2024 – U.S. Servicewomen in the Vietnam War – 3 posters
August 2024 – Service Organizations in the Vietnam War – 2 posters

September 2024 – Intelligence in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

October 2024 – Counterinsurgency in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

November 2024 – U.S. Sensor Technology in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

December 2024 – United States Allies in the Vietnam War – 5 posters

January 2025 – Casualties by Other Means in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

February 2025 – The POW Experience in the Vietnam War – 4 posters

March 2025 – Reclaiming What Was Lost in the Vietnam War – 3 posters

* March 29th, 2025 – 50th Anniversary – National Vietnam War Veterans Day

For Teachers & Educators

The West Haven Vietnam Veterans are a proud Commemoration Partner of the The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, a national 50th anniversary commemoration, authorized by congress, established by The Secretary of Defense.

The entire Poster Series, Teachers Tool Kits and additional materials are available for download. All folders are in zip format, with one click automatic download.

Individual Poster Set Folders – each folder contains – Topic Specific Poster Set PDF – Teachers Toolkit PDF – Overview of the Poster Set Word document

Download Individual Topic Folder(s) or the complete series.

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West Haven Vietnam Veterans
355 Main Street
Lower Level
West Haven, CT 06516

"The soldier above all others prays for peace,

for it is the soldier who must suffer

and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."

Douglas MacArthur.