New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Foundation To Dedicate Monument for Fallen Soldiers

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold a dedication ceremony for the Gold Star Family Monument Sunday, September 27 from 4-6 p.m. The dedication ceremony will follow the New Jersey Run For The Fallen, which will end at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel.

Ken and Helen Gurbisz were the driving force behind the building of this monument, meant to honor the men and women who have fallen in all wars and the families they left behind. The Gurbisz’s lost their son Jim in Afghanistan in 2005.

“This is a place where, if you lost a loved one, you can sit on a bench and contemplate,” said Ken. “It’s a place of calm. The entire New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial is a place of peace.”

Gold Star Families are those families who have lost spouses, parents and immediate family members of the Armed Forces to combat. The monument is meant to be a place of reflection and peace.

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial brings a fitting acknowledgment of the valor displayed by the New Jersey residents who never returned from Southeast Asia. It commemorates the courage shown by all who served in America’s Armed Forces during the years of the Vietnam conflict. The Memorial is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is free to visit. For more information, call 732-335-0033 or visit www.njvvmf.org.