Lecture at Vietnam Era Center March 31 The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will host an author lecture by Philip J. Briggs, "Avoiding Armageddon: John F. Kennedy and American Foreign Policy," March 31 at 1 p.m. The lecture is based on Briggs' book "Making American Foreign Policy: President-Congress Relations from the Second World War to the post-Cold War Era." It will be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center, Holmdel. Briggs is a former lifeguard, served with the U.S. Coast Guard, and received a Department of Defense Cold War Recognition Certificate for his service. A $5 per-person donation is suggested. Lecture attendees are asked to R.S.V.P. to (732) 335-0033.