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"The Animal Called POW"
10 February 2012
10 am
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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A very special exhibit will be on display in the Airborne & Special Operations Museum’s temporary exhibit hall, opening at 10 a.m. Friday, February 10, through January of 2013. “The Animal Called POW”: U.S. Special Forces Prisoners of the Vietcong describes the experience of U.S. Special Forces and Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) prisoners held in South Vietnam. The exhibit will also cover rescue missions, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training and modern prisoners of war. |
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Roll Call
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Roll Call perpetuates the heritage and values of these soldiers through the use of the latest in computer database and Internet technology. Names and service information of active duty or veteran airborne and special operations soldiers are submitted over the Internet or through the mail and becomes a permanent part of the database maintained by the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. The collection of names and information is accessible and searchable through the Internet or at kiosks located in the museum lobby. Roll Call is being funded by grants from the John E. & Jeanne T. Hughes Foundation and The Coleman Foundation, which was established in 1951 by Marine colonel J.D. Stetson and D.W. Coleman, both at the direction of John E. Hughes. |
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Combined Federal Campaign
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation is a part of the Southeastern North Carolina Combined Federal Campaign.
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National Airborne Day
13 August 2011
10 am to 3 pm
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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The public is invited to celebrate National Airborne Day on Saturday, August 13 at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum in downtown Fayetteville. This year’s annual National Airborne Day commemorates the 71st anniversary of the Army Parachute Test Platoon’s first official jump and the tenth anniversary of the museum.
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Opening of the North Carolina Veterans Park
4 July 2011
10:00 am
ASOM Parade Grounds
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The Airborne and Special Operations Museum, to help celebrate the Fourth of July holiday and the dedication of the new North Carolina Veterans Park, will be open Monday, July 4, from 8am to 6pm. |
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4th Annual ASOMF Run for the Legend
4 June 2011
8:00 am
ASOM Garden
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation (ASOMF) will hold its fourth annual 5K/10K Run for the Legend on Saturday, June 4, at 8:00am. All donations and proceeds from the event support the museum’s operational and educational programs and activities.
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Paver Section Dedication for Red Hats and Red Markers
May 21, 2011
10 am
ASOM
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A paver re-dedication and memorial service will take place at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum to honor the Vietnamese Airborne, US Army Red Hats and US Air Force Red Markers on Saturday, May 21, at 10am. After the official ceremony in the museum lobby pavers of three soldiers will be dedicated in front of the museum. Immediately following, pavers for one soldier and three Airmen will be dedicated in the museum’s Reflection Garden. |
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2nd Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, March 18, 2011
Noon
Stryker Golf Club
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Join the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation for the second annual Museum Golf Tournament, Friday, March 18, at Stryker Golf Course, Fort Bragg, NC.
The shotgun start, Captain’s Choice format starts at noon with registration beginning at 10:30am. The tournament will feature prizes for first and second place, longest drive, closest to the pin and more. A meal will also be provided for golfers after the tournament.
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Movie in the Camp
21 May 2011
5:00 pm
ASOM Garden
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Join the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation as we honor our Korean War veterans with a special “Movie in the Camp” featuring the Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis 1952 classic Jumping Jacks on Saturday, May 21, beginning at 5 pm in the museum’s Reflection Garden.
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Book Signing for two authors
20 May 2011
noon to 4:00 pm
ASOM Lobby
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will host two very special book signings on Friday, May 20, from noon to 4pm.
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2/19th SFGA Monument Dedication
24 May 2011
12:30 pm
ASOM Circle
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A monument honoring the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group will be unveiled and dedicated Tuesday, May 24, at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
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Monument Dedication at the Museum
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
12:30 pm
ASOM
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A monument honoring the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group will be unveiled and dedicated Tuesday, May 24, at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. |
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Book Signing by Colonel William Richardson
23 July 2011
10:00 am
ASOM Lobby
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will host a very special book signing on Saturday, July 23, from 10am to noon. Colonel William (Bill) Richardson, U.S. Army (Ret.) will sign his book, Valleys of Death: A Memoir of the Korean War. |
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Thank you and Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans
6 to 14 November 2011
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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To celebrate Heroes Homecoming, the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation will be hosting many different events beginning Saturday, November 5, and running through Friday, November 14. On November 6 at 8am The Vietnam Moving Wall will be escorted to the museum by the Fayetteville Police Department and NC Rolling Thunder Chapter 1. At 3pm a Salute to Veterans ceremony will officially open the Parade Field, featuring flags representing veterans from all services. The Vietnam Moving Wall will also be open to the public at this time. The half-size replica of The Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC will allow visitors to experience seeing the more than 58,000 names of those service men and women who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. Rolling thunder volunteers will assist with locating names for visitors. The Vietnam Moving Wall will be on the museum grounds and open to the public 24 hours each day from November 6 through noon on November 14.
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Golf Tournament
23 April 2010
08:00 a.m.
Stryker Golf Course
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation Hosts First Museum Golf Tournament |
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1st Annual Easter Egg Scramble
3 April 2010
8am to 3pm
Museum Reflection Garden
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Join the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation, in partnership with First Citizens Bank, for the first Easter Egg Scramble, Saturday, April 3. |
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Movie-n-The Camp
15 May 2010
6pm to 11pm
ASOM Reflection Garden
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Join the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation for a special “Movie in the Camp” featuring the classic Casablanca on Saturday, May 15, beginning at 6 pm in the museum’s Reflection Garden. |
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Run for the Legend
5 June 2010
07:00am to 11:30am
ASOM Garden
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3rd Annual Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation’s 5K/10K “Run For The Legend” |
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"Shining Light Flag Ceremony" at the Museum
Friday, November 6, 2009
6pm
Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation will host a special “Shining Light Flag Ceremony” to honor all veterans on Friday, November 6, beginning at 6 pm on the museum grounds. |
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