Belleville Historical Society Will Honor Vietnam War Veterans Day

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the Belleville Historical Society. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.

As part of our America 250th commemoration on Saturday, March 28, the Belleville Historical Society and local veterans will be observing Vietnam War Veterans Day at the Glendale Cemetery veterans circle at 1 p.m., located at 28 Hoover Avenue in Bloomfield.

There are 272 young men who served in Vietnam laid to rest in the veterans circle, 37 of whom died in Vietnam with the others passing a few years after the war, according to society president Michael Perrone.

The society had previously cleaned all of the stones and had set American flags on each for the occasion.

For more information, contact bellevillehistory@gmail.com or 201-687-1431.

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