Anniversary of the tett offensive, which is if youre a milli millennial, ill explain it to you. A coordinated offensive between the vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns and cities and american and south vietnamese facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968, and i remember it well because i was an intelligence clerk with mack v. At the time. Our new exhibit showcases the work of john olson, who like me was a young army draftee. John was a photographer for stars and stripes, the militarys daily newspaper, and he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue in what turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the vietnam war. This innovative exhibit features 20 large format photographs and ten tactile versions of these photos with touch activated sensors that trigger audio interviews. This enables blind and lowvision visitors to experience the images through touch and sound and the museum is the first museum in the United
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the newseums theater. Im chair of the moo newseum. Were here to mark the marines in tet, the battle that changed the vietnam war. This is almost the 50th anniversary of the tet offensive, which, if youre a millennial, ill explain it to you, was a coordinated offensive by vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns, cities and american and south vietnamese military facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968. And i remember it well, because i was an intelligence clerk with mac fee at the time. Our exhibit showcases the work of john olson who, like me, was a young army draftee. He was a photographer for Stars Stripes, the militarys daily newspaper. And he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue, in what turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the vietnam war. This innovative exhibit features 20 large format photographs and ten tactile versions of these photos with touch activated senso
Mark bowden author of hue 1968. What was it . Its a city in vietnam, third vietnam aty in south the time, and the scene of bloodiest e biggest battle fought in the vietnam war, or what the vietnamese call the american war. You know that a lot has been written about this so how did differently . It this is the first time that a have list like me would access to vietnamese participants. So i was able to tell the story the eyes of both the american soldiers and marines who fought and also the vietnamese, vietcom, north Vietnamese Army, and i think by, there e has gone is a lot of documentation in the hanoi, as well as in bethesda, maryland, and also the records of the johnson administration, all of william papers are there. Johnsons National Security really, staff papers, so 50 years is kind of a good time, go back, because the record is established and yet he participants for the most alive. E still tet ll, up till the offensive, which this was part of, in january of 1968, the administra
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the newseums theater. Im chair of the moo newseum. Were here to mark the marines in tet, the battle that changed the vietnam war. This is almost the 50th anniversary of the tet offensive, which, if youre a millennial, ill explain it to you, was a coordinated offensive by vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns, cities and american and south vietnamese military facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968. And i remember it well, because i was an intelligence clerk with mac fee at the time. Our exhibit showcases the work of john olson who, like me, was a young army draftee. He was a photographer for Stars Stripes, the militarys daily newspaper. And he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue, in what turned out to be the bloodiest battle of the vietnam war. This innovative exhibit features 20 large format photographs and ten tactile versions of these photos with touch activated senso
Anniversary of the beginning of the vietnam wars offensive of vietcong and north vietnamese attack on more than 100 cities, towns and outposts across south vi good evening, everyone. Welcome to the newseums theater. Im chair of the moo newseum. Were here to mark the marines in tet, the battle that changed the vietnam war. This is almost the 50th anniversary of the tet offensive, which, if youre a millennial, ill explain it to you, was a coordinated offensive by vietcong and north vietnamese troops on more than 100 towns, cities and american and south vietnamese military facilities. It began on the night of january 30th, 1968. And i remember it well, because i was an intelligence clerk with mac fee at the time. Our exhibit showcases the work of john olson who, like me, was a young army draftee. He was a photographer for Stars Stripes, the militarys daily newspaper. And he spent three days in february with the marines as they took back the city of hue, in what turned out to be the bloodi