Glass Sculpture presented to the US Aircraft Expo.
Joel Banow representing the museum with Bruce Hayhoe and Dave Hinds, personally sponsored the Avow Hospice Veterans Awareness Luncheon
In the media: Naples Museum adds history tributes for first responders law enforcement
Check out the latest article in NDN about AMFRM and our recent name change… the former Naples Museum of Military History has taken on a new name; a new group of service personnel to honor; and a new building. That last goal is a long way off. But the first two have been incorporated: Its official name is now America’s Military & First Responders Museum. The museum will unveil its new name on its website on May 27th. Read more…
30 YEAR NAVY VETERAN’S HISTORY AVAILABLE TO BE SEEN AT NMMH
Pictured is Tom Rinehart docent, Dave Hinds president, Rear Admiral Louise C, Wilmot, 30 year veteran of the Navy and her husband James, also a Viet Nam Navy veteran, Louise`s history can be seen at the Military Museum, 500 Terminal Dr, off North Rd. ,off Airport Pulling at the Naples Airport
NEWEST ARTIFACT DONATED TO NAPLES MILITARY MUSEUM FROM THE WILLIAMS S. JACKEY COLLECTION
Picture from left to right: (see attached)
Dave Hinds, president; William Jackey of New York/Naples; George Gully, docent.
The item is from the Jakey Collection and it’s a 1940’s British Bren Light Machine Gun.
Mr. Jackey has also donated a vast collection of Nazi artifacts collected over the years when he and his wife, Rose Marie Bravo lived overseas. The museum greatly appreciates those pristine artifacts and posters donated by them and their support.
Stop by 7 days per week to view. Hours are:
Mon-Sat 10 am – 4 pm
Sun. Non – 3 pm
DONATION TO WOUNDED WARRIORS OF COLLIER COUNTY
On behalf of the Naples Museum of Military History, Dave Hinds, the president of the Museum, donated his veteran’s disability check of $1,600 to the Wounded Warriors of Collier County and other veterans experiencing hardships due to the Coronavirus. As a former combat Marine in Vietnam 1966 and received three (3) Purple Hearts, Dave felt it was befitting to donate to Wounded Warriors too during this pandemic crisis.
REMEMBERING THE END OF WWII
The following excerpt appeared Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Florida Weekly. Read the full article here.
“I was assigned to the receiving station at Okinawa, and we were getting prepared for the invasion of Japan in November (1945),” Mr. Cortright said. “Thank God we didn’t have to invade because the (Army) Air Force took care of bombing Japan, so that wasn’t necessary.”
Because information was tightly controlled on military bases, Mr. Cortright did not learn of V-J Day when it happened.
“Our regular softball game was being played the night of the armistice,” he said. “We didn’t know until the following day at our Naval base on Okinawa that the war with Japan had ended. ‘Home, home, home’ was all you heard, and everyone became optimistic about the future.”
All of the men began calculating their service points to see if they qualified to go home, but there was still work to be done to close down the base. In November.
Mr. Cortright went home instead of going to Japan.
“Since I was not involved in the bloodiest battle of the war, I can’t relate to any war stories, and it’s the reason I’m here today,” he said. “The true patriots remain on the island.”
MUSEUM RECEIVES DONATION OF MUTUAL FUND SHARES
In December of 2019, the Naples Museum of Military History received a generous donation of mutual fund shares from Leslie and Harry Durling to honor Harry’s brother-in-law, Robert Dietz, Medal of Honor recipient in WW2
‘WE MADE IT:’ LOCAL VIETNAM VETERAN SHARES HIS POW STORY
WINK NEWS/Sept. 20, 2019—Naples Museum of Military History docent, Wayne Smith shared his POW story with a group at Punta Gorda’s Military Heritage Museum.
Source: WINK NEWs
GUARDIANS OF NAPLES MILITARY HISTORY
The Naples Museum of Military History was featured in Beyond the Gates magazine in the Fall Winter 2019 issue.
