While it started as a museum to honor World War II veterans, the museum has expanded to include conflicts from the Civil War forward and serviceman from all branches of service. Visit us to learn more about the heroic men and women who have served our country in times of war and peace.
Through programming and educational outreach we meet our mission of preserving the memories of America’s military history and facilitating the stories of veterans for the benefit and education of generations to come.
You can also watch a livestream of our Coffee and Conversation presentations on our YouTube channel.
On Feb. 14 at 10am, Bob Bird, who worked with the famous “Skunk works”, will present the development of stealth aircraft leading up to the design of Lockheed’s F-117 “Nighthawk.”
On January 24 at 10am, Veterans Museum volunteer and former President Mike Fellows will give a presentation on his father’s service on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gwin during the war in the Pacific. The USS Gwin was awarded five battle stars and saw extensive combat in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
This coming January 10 at 10am, Bruce Kirschner will discuss his father’s service as a Mess Sergeant in the U.S. Army’s Fourth Infantry (Ivy) Division, the first Allied unit to land on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Arthur Kirschner went into the Army nearly a year before Pearl Harbor and served until the war’s end in Europe. His participation included the Ivy Division’s liberation of Paris, the Hurtgen Forest campaign, and the Battle of the Bulge.