Insight into the past and present innovations developed down the street at Fort Monmouth
by Bayshore Courier News
Posted:02/08/10

Holmdel (Monmouth County, NJ) - New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will host a slide show and discussion entitled "A Glimpse at Fort Monmouth's Support to Vietnam" led by Melissa Ziobro, Command Historian of the U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command. This program will be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, NJ on Saturday, Feb 27 at 1:00 pm. Teachers attending will receive professional credit.

Melissa Ziobro is a published author and her awards include the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service.  She has worked as a staff historian at Fort Monmouth since March 2004 and has been the Command Historian since July 2009. Ziobro received her MA in History from Monmouth University where she was the History and Anthropology Department's Outstanding Graduate Scholar in History.

Ziobro will speak on the importance of Fort Monmouth as the headquarters of the U.S. Army Electronics Command (ECOM). ECOM was a young organization when President Johnson increased war efforts in South Vietnam. The Command was able to provide the signal research, development, and logistics support needed for combat troops. ECOM supplied the U.S. forces with advanced technologies including portable surveillance radar which one commander described as being "worth 500 men." Fort Monmouth has a long history of technological developments ranging from its 1940s radar systems to the Firefinder radars that are used successfully today. With the ever-increasing need for war technologies today, this lecture will provide insight into the past and present innovations developed down the street at Fort Monmouth.

Lecture attendees are asked to RSVP to (732) 335-0033. A donation of $5.00 per person is suggested.  The Vietnam Era Educational Center is located adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial off the Garden State Parkway at exit 116.  The Educational Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Regular admission is free for veterans and active-duty military personnel. Regular adult admission is $4.00; student and senior citizen admission is $2.00; and children under 10 are admitted free.
(732) 335-0033, Fax: (732) 335-1107; website: njvvmf.org.


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