Back to Vietnam: Peace & Reconciliation

Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD | Get Directions »
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Join us Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 PM for

Back to Vietnam: Peace & Reconciliation

In April 2012 a group of U.S. military veterans returned to Vietnam for a "Peace and Reconciliation" tour to see the country and connect with Vietnamese people. They also met with groups who support victims of Agent Orange spraying. The speaker is Mike Marceau, a Montgomery County native and Purple Heart recipient who was critically injured in Vietnam in 1970. He is the Vice President of the local chapter of Veterans for Peace. Marceau will show and discuss a 45-minute film he made during the trip.The Gazette met with him before he left: http://www.gazette.net/article/20120411/NEWS/704119512/1123/vietnam-veteran-heads-back-to-asia-for-a-peace-and-reconciliation&template=gazette

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The Bethesda Library7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda MD 20814 240-777-0970; TTY 301-657-0840

Sorry about the short notice but Marceau will speak again on Monday, November 26, 2012 7:30 PM at Rockville Memorial Library and on Thursday, November 29, 20127:30 PM at Twinbrook Library.

Also hear REFLECTIONS OF AN ARMY NURSE ON SERVING IN VIETNAM Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:00 PM at Twinbrook Library and again Friday, November 16, 2012 4:00 PM at Rockville Memorial Library:

Presentation and slide show by Jane McCarthy about her service in the Army Nurse Corps at the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang, South Vietnam in 1971 and in the Gulf War in 1991, including her experiences with PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder). McCarthy serves as a founding Commissioner on the Montgomery County Veterans Commission.  McCarthy was on Channel 9 TV: http://www.wusa9.com/video/1030665569001/0/Former-nurse-Jane-McCarthy-and-PTSD

“Back to Vietnam” and “Reflections of an Army Nurse on Serving in Vietnam" programs are hosted by MCPL in partnership with the County’s Commission on Veterans Affairs.