
Resources for Veterans
The Resource Fair at the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration event at Mall of America June 13 - 15 is intended to provide Vietnam Veterans and their family members with information about resources and support available to them. The Resource Fair includes opportunities for Veterans to share and record their stories, participate in toxic screening, view documentaries, and visit with a variety of Vietnam Veterans resources. The Resource Fair is open to all Vietnam Veterans and their family members.
Oral History Recordings
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is looking for Vietnam-era Veterans to share their stories during a three-day event this June marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War Commemoration Oral History Project is an opportunity for Veterans to share their experiences about their time in the service during the war to help educate the public and generations to come.
Schedule
- Thurs., June 13: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
- Fri., June 14: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
11 a.m. Official Commemoration Program - Sat., June 15: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- At Mall of America Map
Schedule of Events | Fact Sheet
Museum Display Information
Bus Information
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs and the Minnesota Veterans 4 Veterans Trust Fund, with assistance from the Disabled American Veterans, Dept. of Minnesota, are proud to announce they are partnering with organizations and groups across the state to bring Veterans to the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Event at the Mall of America June 13-15.
Learn More About the Vietnam Era
- Minnesota Senate Media Services: MN Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the State Capitol
- MDVA: MN Vietnam Memorial
- Minnesota Historical Society: Vietnam Protests
- Minnesota Historical Society Library: Minnesotans in Vietnam
- Ampers: Vietnam Veterans Voices
- North Metro TV: Lt. Kay Bauer, MN Nurse
- Sisterhood of War: Minnesota Women in Vietnam
- Iowa PBS: Experiences of a Nurse During the Vietnam War
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Women in Vietnam
- In Country: U.S. Nurses During the Vietnam War
- MN Original: 1968 War Artifacts
- TPT: Minnesota Remembers - Vietnam Story Wall
- Mark Herwig - Scorched
- Marianna Nelson - Drafted
- Michael Rosendahl - 1966
- Steve Schneider - Remembrance
- Harold Richey - Inches
- Twin Cities PBS - Oreos
- Doug - Jobs
- Edy T Johnson - Silent Stars
- Mike Rinowski - Harley Tracks
- Angie Packer - My Uncle
- Bob Malecki - Aviation Memories
- Raymond Wilson - Vietnam Snapshots
- Brent Hanson - Flight Quarters
- Ann Mattson - Avoiding Vietnam
- Loren A Hanson - Duty Bound
- Diane Oshaughnessy - Sergeant Rick
- Cami Stenquist - Dad’s List
- David Gjerdingen -After Vietnam
- Norma McInerny - Semper Fi
- Tom Loeffler - Hill 72
- Bob Julian - Vivid Memory
- Janet Louise Petermann - Losing Friends
- Jean Sandusky - Sad Sundays
- KSMQ - Wayne Robertson
- KSMQ - Wayne Robertson
- KSMQ - Wayne Robertson
- Martin Caraway - Rising Above