Throughout the weekend, veterans and family members can visit the exhibition Vietnam - not just a 12 month tour, at The Academy of Fine Arts at Queens Wharf. The full season runs from Thursday 29 May to 8 June, open from 10am to 5pm daily.
-----The exhibition will highlight issues associated with the effects of the Vietnam War on veterans and issues of healing from these effects.
-----It will portray veteran experiences through photographic displays, text and information stations including:
- International and New Zealand
context of the Vietnam War - Units that served in Vietnam,
artillery equipment and soldier
stories - Vietnam ‘sounds’ – helicopters,
night noises, Radio Vietnam,
forces radio broadcasts - Agent Orange and its effects on
veterans, their families and the
Vietnamese people - 1960s-70s TV lounge showing
newsreels and documentary
footage on Vietnam - Oral histories from Vietnam
Veterans - Roll of Honour
- The Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)
Make sure you see it when you check in on Friday. You will never have another opportunity like this!
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