Journalist David Maraniss to discuss Vietnam, the '60s

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss will discuss his acclaimed book on Vietnam and the 1960s, "They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Le Jardin restaurant inside the Cantigny Park Visitors Center, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton

Before Maraniss's lecture, the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. outside the First Division Museum.

Published in 2003, "They Marched Into Sunlight" tells the epic story of Vietnam through the events of a few gripping, passionate days of war and peace in October 1967. Maraniss brings a tumultuous time in America back to life while exploring questions about the meaning of dissent and the official manipulation of truth - issues as relevant today as they were decades ago.

Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. He won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and was a Pulitzer finalist two other times for his journalism and again for "They Marched Into Sunlight."

Maraniss also wrote best-selling works on Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Vince Lombardi and Roberto Clemente. He and his wife, Linda, live in Washington, D.C., and Madison, Wisconsin.

Copies of "They Marched Into Sunlight" may be purchased in the Cantigny Shop the evening of Aug. 19. A book signing will follow the lecture.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The program and parking are free. From 6:30 to 7:30, a cash bar will be available along with a limited food menu.

For more information, visit firstdivisionmuseum.org.