Monmouth County - Oakhurst - RESCHEDULED - Fall Speaker Event - "Blazing Skies: Nike Missles at Fort Hancock"

Fall Speaker Event - "Blazing Skies: Nike Missles at Fort Hancock"
West Park Recreation Center, 615 West Park Avenue, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 7:15 pm
The end of WWII saw the birth of a new era, the Cold War Era, and the threat of nuclear attack on the United States. To counter this threat, the US Army deployed the Nike Guided Missile Anti-Aircraft System around the major metropolitan centers to defend against just such an attack on our nation.

A presentation by members of the Fort Hancock Nike Association will tell the story of the once highly classified Nike System and how it worked to protect these cities from attack by placing nuclear-armed missiles literally in people's back yards. Several of these Nike Missile Bases were once located right here in Monmouth County defending the New York and Philadelphia areas.

The members of the Fort Hancock Nike Association are veterans of the Nike Guided Missile System having served at missile bases throughout the United States, some even here in New Jersey.

Join us to learn about this shadowy, little reported era of history and its footprint here in Monmouth County and elsewhere in New Jersey.

Location: 615 W Park Ave, Oakhurst, NJ 07755, USA

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