Events Calendar

Name: Blue Ghost: A helicopter pilot writes home from 1968 Vietnam
Start: 2023-11-09T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-09T17:30:00-05:00
Location: Holyoke Public Library

The Explore Holyoke community events calendar highlights the arts and cultural events throughout the city of Holyoke to help plan your visit. You are invited to submit your event. Events encouraged to be submitted are art openings, dance concerts, open mic events, cultural lectures. Events not allowed on the calendar are, political fundraisers, city meetings, daily specials from restaurants and events outside the city of Holyoke.

Blue Ghost: A helicopter pilot writes home from 1968 Vietnam

November 9, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

As a child, Holyoke native Tom Pueschel (1945-2019) dreamed one day of flying. What he didn’t know was that he would learn to fly, during his 423 days as helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. His letters home, published in 2023, capture “a raw, unfiltered journey that navigates not just the perils of war but the emotional and ethical turbulence that comes with that.” Join us on November 9 in the Community Room of the Holyoke Public Library (4:00 PM) as Tom’s brothers and sons read from his letters and share stories of his life. Free and open to the public.