9285 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23609
(757) 247-8523
Thanks, Dave!
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War Memorial Museum 9285 Warwick Boulevard Newport News, VA 23609 (757) 247-8523 |
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| - Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC - 05/23/04 |
- Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 05/21/08 Thanks, Dave! |
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Virginia War Museum |
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- Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 05/16/03 Practicing to be
a soldier, Davey? |
- Dave Spriggs
('64) of VA - 10/03/04 Thanks, Dave! |
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Thanks so much,
David! I especially appreciate that 1952 image of the War Memorial Museum! We
moved to Newport News
in January of 1954, and this is one of the places my daddy would frequently take
our family to visit. WWII was only nine years in the
past. My daddy had served in the Western Theater as Regimental Surgeon with the
116th Infantry of the 29th Division, and he would
give us a highly
informed and always fascinating commentary as we passed each exhibit.
Daddy died 44
years ago, and I haven't been back inside the museum since high school. For some
reason, what stands out most clearly
in my mind is seeing Gen. Mark Clark's
uniform. My father served under Gen. Omar Bradley, so I'm not sure why that
should remain
such a vivid memory after all these years.
- Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC - 10/04/04
Military Medley
midi courtesy of
http://www.giz-net.com/midis/military-medley.mid,
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/26/03.
Thanks, Dave!
Map image courtesy of http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=nERHgup_0TpIBSJnah.tycSpply1ohW6Fo.LrSRWqQ--&csz=Newport+News%2C+VA&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= - 05/23/04
Firing Cannon clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/KevsGifsGalore.html.
