2025 marks fifty years since the United States’ conflict in Vietnam ended. A powerful new exhibition at the Washington State History Museum honors Vietnam veterans and their wartime experiences through stories, objects, and film. The Things They Brought Home: Memories of Washington’s Vietnam Veterans will be on view from April 26 to November 16, 2025, with a free-by-reservation opening reception Friday, April 25, 2025 from 5:30 to 7pm. The exhibition features deeply personal stories from some of Washington’s 183,000 Vietnam veterans. It provides a uniquely human perspective by showcasing personal items that veterans brought home to remember their experiences in Vietnam.
Register for free reception registration at bit.ly/receptionopening.
