Vietnam Veterans

This Saturday (November 10th) at Rockford's Midway Village Museum, students from the Harlem Veteran Project will share their compelling and professionally-developed documentaries of Rockford’s Vietnam Veterans.

“It did not matter what branch of service you were in or what your job was. If you were there, you were exposed.”

For those who are unfamiliar with it,The Wall That Heals is a 250-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C., and bears the names of more than 58,000 men and women who died serving in the Vietnam war.

This week's lineup of Veteran's Day tributes will conclude with an outstanding two-day event this weekend at Midway Village Museum. To commemorate and honor the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, Hometown Heroes: Rockford’s Vietnam Veterans, a two-day information event with a forum is set for Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, at the museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford...