Independent News Holmdel vet at Vietnam Memorial By: KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor Date: October 17, 2017 Share post: FacebookTwitterEmailPrint 1 of 7 Mike Dowens’ wife, Christine, and son, Greyson, 2, during the ceremony that kicked off the Navy veteran’s three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Mike Dowens, a Navy veteran, officially kicks off a three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Dowens shows the crowd the back of a framed flag that is now filled with the signatures of walk supporters. Jordan Gilbert, 15, from Holmdel, sings the National Anthem at the kickoff of Navy veteran Mike Dowens’ three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Mike Dowens, a Navy veteran, prepares himself for the start of a three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Along with two friends, Mike Dowens, a Navy veteran, officially kicks off a three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Mike Dowens, a Navy veteran, says a few brief words of gratitude to the crowd that came out in support of his three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. Supporters during the ceremony that kicked off Navy veteran Mike Dowens’ three day walk from the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. on June 2. TagsHolmdel KATHY CHANG, Managing Editor Home & Garden | March 2024 Central Jersey - March 29, 2024 Stay Connected 213FansLike89FollowersFollow Sign up for our newsletter Current Issue Latest News Sponsored: Could You Be at Risk for Breast Cancer? Added Content Hit the ‘trail’ and learn about New Jersey’s Black history Bordentown Opinion Navigating Through the Tween Years: Listen, Laugh and Trust Your Gut Health & Fitness Related articles Atlantic-Hub News New Jersey needs law to control invasive species By Tom Gilbert What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Jersey yards and... Atlantic-Hub News Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 25 The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Jan. 19 cleared a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Monmouth) that would,... Atlantic-Hub News What’s happening in nature during winter’s chill? By Alison Mitchell New Jersey was quite frigid in December, but temperatures warmed as the new year arrived. So... Atlantic-Hub News Middletown Sun and Tinton Falls-Eatontown Sun Datebook, Jan. 25 • New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, is conducting blood drives which are...