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BARNEGAT, NJ — One woman’s mission to share her gratitude towards Vietnam War veterans has grown into an annual event full of speakers, performances and more.
The annual Vietnam War Veterans Day celebration will be held at Barnegat High School on March 27 with a ceremony from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and an informal reception from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Barnegat resident and Vietnamese refugee Thy Cavagnaro began the event in 2018 to thank veterans for what they had done. She came to America with her family in 1975, “escaping the fall of Saigon by the skin of our teeth,” Cavagnaro said at last year’s event. Read more: ‘You Are Beloved’: Barnegat…