Today at the American Heritage Museum - Speaker Series Presentation: Konz - Legacy of Courage. 1pm to 2:30pm. No reservations needed. More information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-konz-a-legacy-of-courage/
Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - What is it?! 🤔![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… The answer for September 10th is the breach on our Type 4 Ho-Ro… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
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Good luck on this week’s challenge! ![]()
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The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from September 10th is the cannon breach on our Type 4 Ho-Ro! The Type 4 Ho-Ro is a self-propelled artillery piece, housing a 150mm cannon! This Ho-Ro is the last known example of its kind, on loan to us from the National Museum of the Marine Corps.![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, September 17th at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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Join us at the American Heritage Museum this Friday, September 19th, 1:00pm to 2: 30pm, for a captivating talk by Tom Greeley about his Grandfather who was a Lt. Colonel stationed on Corregidor when we was captured by the Japanese on May 6th , 1942. His talk will focus on how his grandfather’s capture by the Japanese effected his family from the moment they were told to leave the Isle of Corregidor to living in Vermont.
As we make the last preparations for this weekend's event (September 13–14), we wanted to give you all a little sneak peek at what you can expect to see!![]()
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These are only a few of the aircraft that will be used in our daily demonstrations. Others include our AT-6 Texan and PT-17 Stearman! These aircraft will be used in flying demonstrations at 1:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.![]()
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We also have a number of speakers who will be giving presentations throughout each day. We are thrilled to be hosting retired Army Air Force Col. Joe Peterburs—a 100-year-old WWII veteran pilot, who at 19 years old shot down a German Me 262 fighter jet!![]()
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Over the course of the weekend, there will also be tank riding and driving experiences available for an additional charge.![]()
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If any of this sounds like it's up your alley, check out our website to learn more:![]()
www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/history-takes-flight-historic-aviation-weekend![]()
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War Clouds
Vickers Mk. VI Light Tank – UK | LIGHT TANK
Panzer 1A – GER | LIGHT TANK
Mercedes G4 – GER | STAFF CAR
7.5 cm leichtes Infanteriegeschütz 18 – GER | INFANTRY SUPPORT GUN
War Clouds exhibit provides an educational interpretation of the inter-war period and the rise of Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany. It culminates in 1941 with a screen playing out the attack on Pearl Harbor lifts, revealing the main museum floor. Here you will see exhibits on the Nazi rise to power, invasions through Europe and Imperial Japan’s incursions through China and the Pacific. The effects of leaders who lead by stoking hatred and nationalism, fascism, imperialism, endorsing conspiracies, lies, racism, antisemitism and the weak response of the dissolution of democracies to rising threats of fascism and militarism around the world in the 1930s are exposed within this presentation.
