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Memorial Day Program Guest Speaker, Major General Jeff Drushal

May 17, 2019

By: Sandra Thompson It is with great pleasure that I announce this year’s Memorial Day program guest speaker, Major General...

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A Memorial Day Welcome Home To Water Tender 2nd Class Edgar David Gross

April 19, 2019

By: Sandra Thompson Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of...

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Honoring Women Heroes Every Month Of The Year!

March 15, 2019

By: Sandra Thompson Each year, the month of March is set aside to honor the women who have gone before...

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Celebrating Our Local African-American Heroes

February 15, 2019

By: Sandra Thompson I read with sadness the other day that we lost another special brother-in-arms, Tuskegee Airman John 'Captain...

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Meet CWO-4 (Chief Warrant Officer 4) Bob Borden

January 17, 2019

By: Sandra Thompson Bob was born in a log cabin in 1946 and grew up in Charlestown, in the oldest...

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Flags Over Athens Program Needs Your Support!

December 21, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson It’s hard to believe another year is coming to a close; to say that 2018 went by...

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The 1343rd Engineering Battalion Reunites

November 16, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson The Korean War is often called “The Forgotten War” because many feel it is overshadowed by WWII...

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Meet Ewell Patterson Smith – Alabama Veteran’s Museum

October 19, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson Meet Ewell Patterson Smith (I have often wondered what the “P” stood for!) SK3 US Coast Guard....

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POW/MIA Recognition Day

September 21, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson Please join us on September 21at 11:00 a.m. as we commemorate Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA)...

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The 4th Annual 9/11 Heroes Run

August 17, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson It is time once again to “Honor the Fallen while Challenging the Living!” Join us on September...

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Alabama Veteran Museum Marks 20th Anniversary

July 20, 2018

By: Yvonne Dempsey North Alabama is visited by countless tourists each year, and one of the most visited attractions is...

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Alabama Veterans Museum Turns 20 Years Old!

June 15, 2018

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Memorial Day Program

May 18, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson The Alabama Veterans Museum will again host a Memorial Day program on May 28. It will be...

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Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives, Remembering Our Past…

May 4, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson If you have been by the museum lately, you will have noticed a lot going on outside....

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Seeking Information for Memorial Day Program

April 6, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson Memorial Day, formerly known as “Decoration Day” was started to honor Union soldiers who had died during...

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Meet EM3 Mike Hardy, US Navy

March 2, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson Mike was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, in 1946 and grew up in several places, including Kansas, Kentucky,...

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Spotlight Veterans Remembered: SSgt Theo Calvin

January 5, 2018

By: Sandra Thompson According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, only 558,000 of the 16 million Americans who served...

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Veterans Museum Celebrates 15 Years of Honoring Veterans!

November 3, 2017

By: Sandra Thompson November 11, 2017, marks the 15th anniversary of the grand opening of the Alabama Veterans Museum and...

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The Missing Man Table – Alabama Veterans’ Museum

October 6, 2017

By: Sandra Thompson On September 15, the Alabama Veterans Museum once again hosted the POW/MIA Recognition Day event, which included...

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A Time To Honor And Remember 9/11 And POW/MIA Day

September 15, 2017

By: Sandra Thompson On Saturday, September 9, over 450 individuals gathered at the Alabama Veterans Museum to honor and remember...

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