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50 Years Ago: The Vietnam War Ends

Members of the Long Range Reconnaissance Team Moving through Rough Terrain Searching for Viet Cong near Tuy Hoa, 1966
Members of the Long Range Reconnaissance Team Moving through Rough Terrain near Tuy Hoa, 1966

Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of end of the Vietnam War, which came with the fall of Saigon, April 30, 1975. Wednesday afternoon, Foley Schuler will offer several special musical selections resonant of the tragic conflict and this historic day of reflection and remembrance. These will included Heroes Lost and Fallen: A Vietnam Memorial for symphonic band by a longtime professor of Composition at Central Michigan University—and Vietnam Vet—David Gillingham, as well as and music from some of the most deeply affecting cinematic explorations of the war and its impact, including The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now and Platoon.

You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and the stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 5 on Blue Lake Public Radio.

Encouraged by creative parents, Foley began his music career at age 7, studying violin with Jean Manning at North Muskegon Public Schools. As a Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp camper, he became Blue Lake Public Radio’s first high school intern. Foley earned an English Literature degree from Hope College, and Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson College. He has performed with the West Michigan (formerly West Shore) Symphony; served on the English Department faculty at Muskegon Community College, and been the Music, Art & Theatre reviewer for the Muskegon Chronicle. He follows his love of the arts around the globe, but says, “There is no place like the Blue Lake setting, sharing extraordinary music with our listeners.” Foley hosts Blue Lake Public Radio’s weekday classical music from 1 to 5 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.