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Place. Mark bowden will join the discussion. He is the author of hue 1968. We are live. Welcome. Im peter prichard, chair of the museum, and we are here tonight oakmark the opening to mark our opening of our latest exhibit. This is almost the 50th anniversary of the tet offensive, which, if you are a millennial, i will explain it to you, was a coordinated offensive by viet cong 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. John 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
Were waiting for this discussion on the vietnam wars tet offensive to get under way. Participating in the discussion tonight, mark bowden, the author of hue 1968, former Stars Stripes combat photographer john olson and three marines who fought in hue. Stand up for freedom, knowing well be free one day. I always think of the newseum as the home of freedom. I dont know where this nation would be. I dont know where i would be today without the guarantees of the First Amendment. Theres a war against information. Theres a battle over who controls information. What a democracy should do in talk about it. Engage in the news. Be a citizen of the world. Give a damn. We must come to see with one of our distinguished jurists that justice too long delayed is justice denied. Religion and our beliefs are part of peoples core identities. Very interesting to feel that you are protected by law and you have support to pursue your life freely. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the newseums theater. Im c
Or with the the enemies call the , american vietnam war. Brian how did you approach this differently . Mark this is the first time a journalist like me would have access to get to meet vietnamese participants. I was able to tell the story through both the american soldiers and marines to five and who fought and also the vietnamese viet cong. I think as time is gone by there was a lot of documentation in the archives and hanoi as well as here in bethesda, maryland, at the national archives. There are also the records of the Johnson Administration at the lbj library. All of William Westmorelands papers are there. Johnsons National Security Council Staff papers. So 50 years is kind of a good time i think to go back. The record is established. The participants are still alive. Brian in the early part of the book you say the battle would be the bloodiest of the war and a turning point not just in that conflict, but in American History. Why . Mark well up until the tet offensive, which this
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