The Vietnam Experience Exhibit in Petaluma
The newest exhibit at the Petaluma Historical Museum in California, “The Vietnam Experience, A Soldier’s Story, ” opened September 26 and will run through November 28th.
The exhibition includes Vietnam War artifacts, photographs, and documents interwoven with oral histories from from Vietnam veterans, including Bruce Thomson, Jerry Shimmel, Kate O’Hare-Palmer, and Ken Holybee, who are members of Vietnam Veterans of America’s Redwood Empire Chapter 223 in Santa Rosa, California.
The exhibit also includes videos created by Vietnam veterans, a Reflection wall, a speaker series, and documentary film “The Vietnam War, ” which will air every Saturday at 1:30pm.
“Our goal, ” the Museum says, “is to honor the men and women of both the United States and Vietnam who served their countries in a common cause, and to educate our community about the sacrifices that they made.”
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