Senior Rehab Donates to Museum

Tee & Jackie Jackson, John Plunk and Sara Wallace, of Athens Rehabilitation Center and SeniorCare, made a presentation of this majestic American Eagle flag holder to the Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives at the April 5^th, Coffee Call.


The inscription reads “Veterans of Athens, Limestone County...The Great State of Alabama and our Nation.” An identical one will be placed in the Rehabilitation Center to honor the Veterans there.


This eagle was placed in our entrance to greet our visitors, Director of the museum Sandra Thompson stated, “We are very appreciative and thankful that this group supports our Veterans in such a big way”.


Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives
Sandra Thompson, Director
April 9, 2014
www.AlabamaVeteransMuseum.com

Alabama Veterans Museum May Coffee Call Special Guest to Attend

For Further Information

Executive Director Sandy Thompson

256-771-7578

sndy6732@aol.com

 

For immediate release

April 25, 2013

www.AlabamaVeteransMuseum.com

 

Alabama Veterans Museum May Coffee Call
Special Guest to Attend

You don't want to miss the Coffee Call at the Alabama Veterans Museum on May 4th we have a very exciting guest who will be joining us!

Come hear the firsthand accounts of a man who...

- Escaped death by kamikaze by 30 seconds

- Heard the 1st atomic bomb blast 300 miles from Japan at sea

- Fought in every battle of the south Pacific war

- Launched 200-300 planes in combat each day

- Torpedoed in combat

- Took every island occupied by Japan from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo

- On 1st landing party to Tokyo

- Worked on the flight deck of USS Lexington

- Lexington was flagship of pacific fleet of 85 ships

- 1st hand account of WWII

We will have local author and veteran Forrest Bruner as our guest speaker and he will be also signing his book "Pearl Harbor to Tokyo, 36 Months, My Hell in the South Pacific."

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 Attachment: book cover of "Pearl Harbor to Tokyo, 36 Months, My Hell in the South Pacific" by local author and veteran Forrest Bruner.

Athens Veterans to Receive Over-due Awards

Please join us on January 17th at 3:00

Ceremony will be held at the Events Center (across from the museum)

Refreshments following in the Powers Rm at the Veterans Museum

Athens Veterans to Receive Over-due Awards

The Legion of Honor is France’s most distinguished decoration and it can be bestowed to recognize the special contribution and act of bravery while fighting for the liberation of our country during WWII. The decision to honor World War II combatants applies only to living veterans who served on French territory and in French territorial waters and airspace from 1944-1945. Those selected are appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor

I am happy to report that on Jan 17th, Denif Barbet, Consul General of France will be here at the Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens to bestow this award on four of our local WWII heroes. Receiving the award will be:

Cal Bonner - Army WWII

Theo Calvin - Army WWII


William P. (Jack) Hunter - Army Air Corps WWII


Clifford Wilford - Army WWII

Please join us to see these genuine American Heroes receive this prestigious honor.

January 17th, 2013, 3:00.
Alabama Veterans Museum
100 W. Pryor St
Athens, AL

Contact Sandy Thompson, Director at 256-771-7578 for more information.

Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives
Director Sandy Thompson
December 17th, 2012

Sandy

Sandra Thompson, Director
Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives

256-771-7578

www.alabamaveteransmuseum.com