Media Contact:
Gayln Piper
First Division Museum
630.260.8130
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COME AND DIG IT: MUSIC OF THE VIETNAM WAR
Wheaton, Ill., April 27, 2016 — The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park will host a
presentation by the authors of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the
Vietnam War,” on Wednesday, May 11. The free program (including parking) starts at
7:30 pm in the Cantigny Visitors Center.
In their book, Doug Bradley and Craig Werner explore how and why U.S. troops turned
to music as a way of coping with the complexities of the war they were commanded to
fight. At Cantigny, the authors will play music from the Vietnam era and discuss the
profound influence it had on soldiers and public opinion in the 1960s and 70s.
Bradley, a Vietnam veteran, and Werner, professor of Afro-American Studies at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, interviewed dozens of veterans and musicians for their
widely acclaimed book, published in 2015.
Doors open at 6:30 pm on May 11. A cash bar and limited food menu will be available.
Coffee is complimentary. Copies of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” may be purchased
in the Cantigny Shop, located inside the Visitors Center.
This event is part of the First Division Museum’s Date with History, a monthly series
featuring lively discussions with authors, panelists, historians and special guests.
Information about upcoming programs is online at FirstDivisionMuseum.org.
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About the First Division Museum
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, part of Robert R. McCormick Foundation,
promotes public learning about America’s military heritage and affairs through the history
of the “Big Red One”—the famed 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. It stands in
tribute to all who have served our country in the armed forces. The museum’s main
exhibit hall transports visitors to the trenches of World War I, the beaches of World War
II, and the jungles of Vietnam. Outside, tanks are displayed from every era, along with
personnel carriers and artillery. The Robert R. McCormick Research Center, open to the
public, houses the museum’s library, archival, and photo collections. Visit the First
Division Museum at Cantigny Park online at FirstDivisionMuseum.org.