U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum

These things take time…

Happy Independence Day! The museum will be open tomorrow, 4 July as well as Friday and Saturday. Come see us!

Glad to have supported this fine restoration!

We hope everyone took time to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our country over the long weekend.

This past Saturday we were presented with a new flag set by Huntsville Knights of Columbus Father Jeremia Trecy General Assembly.

The museum will be open Monday in observance of Memorial Day. There will be a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial downtown at 1100. The museum will also have a display at Stovehouse. Join us in honoring those Americans who have given their lives while in the service of our country.

The museum staff wishes to express our condolences to the family and friends of longtime volunteer, Cory Kellar. He will be sorely missed by all of us.

Cory Kellar Obituary (1961 - 2024) - Huntsville, AL - AL.com (Huntsville) View Cory Alvord Kellar's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

BIG news in both size and impact... the famous Coulson Aviation - Next Gen Firefighting airplane, Philippine Mars, will soon find its forever home here in Tucson, AZ! We've officially acquired the aerial firefighter converted from a WWII-era flying boat. It won't arrive until later this year, but we are thrilled to announce that one of the two remaining iconic Martin JRM Mars will be preserved at Pima Air & Space Museum!

We’ve not done a great job of sharing progress, but an attempt to wake up this old war horse is in the near future.

Coming soon see you there!

Y’all come see us and the Pygmy too!

Happy Independence Day! We are open today. Come see us.

Homework assignment: read the Declaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript

‘A jet for the Jets’: Navy jet placed on James Clemens campus If your children attend James Clemens High School you’ll soon notice a supersonic fixture in front of the campus.

Check out this wonderful video by the Confederate Air Force about our beloved late Harold McMurran.

Oral History - Harold McMurran Oral History of Harold McMurran – WWII – U.S. Army – Drafted in 1943Korean War – U.S. Air Force - Filmed- October 2018Note: This video is a candid first-hand...

We have lost 2 of our original founding volunteers. Mr. McMurran was a veteran of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He and 8th Air Force veteran, the late Bill Varnedoe, built the museum's 8th Air Force Briefing room. His wife, Ruth, was constantly by his side and they died less than 12 hours apart. Join us in remembering these two great Americans.

Faith Funeral Service › Harold Phill McMurran, 98, of New Market, Alabama, passed away surrounded by his Collins family, December 26, 2022 in Caraway, Arkansas – just 12 hours after his bride of 75 years passed on. He was born near Dora, AL, on June 10, 1924, to Rintha and Will McMurran. He and Mary Ruth Laird were marri...

The museum will be closed Thursday 24 Nov in observance Thanksgiving. We will be open Friday and Saturday, 10-4. On Friday, the museum will be a good alternative to Black Friday and Saturday we will have the big game on TV. Come see us and bring your out of town guests.

Photo: U.S. Army Sgt. Frank Shiborski, a 50 cal. machine gunner from Detroit, Michigan, takes a moment to enjoy a Thanksgiving turkey drumstick on Nov 22, 1944.

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/thanksgiving-through-the-years-and-wars/

Happy 225th birthday to USS Constitution!

In honor of USS Constitution's 225th Birthday, Old Ironsides is scheduled to go underway tomorrow, October 21 at 10 a.m. The ship will be open for public visitation form 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Come out and celebrate this historic milestone with us! Huzzah!

The museum is pleased to provide examples of historic materiel in the form of a 1941 Willys MB and a 1944 Harley Davidson WLA for temporary display at Army Materiel Command here in northern Alabama.

Y’all come!

23-24 September

We were recently visited by a large group with the Willys Overland Knight Registry's 2022 International Meet being held here in Huntsville.

The second "old" car in is a 1914 Overland. It drove to Chattanooga and back that day! Incredible considering the age and the heat!

Among the visitors was noted jeep authority Todd Paisley. Great to talk jeep history with him!

Old navigators never die, they simply fly away. We mourn the recent passing of museum volunteer and American hero Bill Varnedoe just days shy of his 99th birthday. We are are thankful for the time we had with him and for the example he set for all of us of a life well lived.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/huntsville-al/william-varnedoe-10778305

The museum will be open on Memorial Day.

Here’s a list of ceremonies/service happening on Memorial Day:

Memorial Day Service at Maple Hill Cemetery, Monday, May 30th at 9:00am Hosted by VFW Post 5162.

Memorial Day Program at Tut Fann Veterans Home on Monday, May 30th at 10:00am

Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Huntsville on Monday, May 30th at 11:00am. Hosted by the Veterans Coalition and the City of Huntsville.

Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Madison on Monday, May 30th at 11:00am. Hosted by Post 229, American Legion.

Have a safe Memorial Day weekend!

Brittany and Kevin from Lite Brite Nation recently visited the museum to talk early jeeps. Check out their YouTube video here:

Was The First Jeep Made By FORD?! (The World's Greatest Jeep Collection!) After getting some repairs done on our hemi-swapped Jeep Wrangler JL, we get invited to check out what's arguably the world's greatest Jeep collection! Locat...