To mark the opening of the Newseum’s newest exhibit, “The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War,” the Newseum looks back at the 1968 Battle of Huê´, the bloodiest single battle of the Tet Offensive and a turning point that changed the course of the Vietnam War.
This new exhibit features 20 large-format photographs and 10 tactile versions of John Olson’s original photographs taken at the battle with touch-activated sensors that provide audio interviews that allow visually impaired visitors to experience the images through touch and sound. Artifacts from the Marines in Huê´ will also be displayed.
Program panelists include John Olson, a former photographer with Stars and Stripes, whose photographs are featured in the exhibit, and veterans A.B. Grantham, Myron Harrington and Robert Thompson who fought in the battle.
Mark Bowden, best-selling author of the book “Huê´ 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam,” will moderate the conversation.
Program:
Welcoming Remarks:
* Peter Prichard, chair, Newseum
* Max Lederer, publisher, Stars and Stripes
* Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind
* Mark Suban, senior manager of professional services, Nikon
Discussion (left to right):
* Mark Bowden, author, "Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam", Moderaor
* John Olson, former photographer, Stars and Stripes
* A.B. Grantham, private first class in the Battle of Hue
* Myron Harrington, captain in the Battle of Hue
* Robert Thompson, major in the Battle of Hue
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