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Flight 19 On TV

2/16/2019

http://www.becon.tv/vod?vidID=181464&channelID=10256&page=1

In Memory...

11/3/2018

Flight 19 Researcher Jon Myhre with Sun-Sentinel Reporter Wayne Roustan at the NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum

Museum member, Captain Jon Myhre died on October 6,2018, surrounded by his family in Palm Bay, Florida. He was a PFC in the U.S. Marine Corps then transferred to the US Army in 1965. He was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war who served two tours and was a highly decorated hero. Jon was one of the leading experts on the history of Flight 19. He authored a book, The Discovery Of Flight 19. He also is responsible for the historical marker, remembering the 13 crew members aboard the PBM- Mariner lost during the search for Flight 19. The marker sits next to the sea plane ramp at what was previously NAS Banana River and is now Patrick Air Force Base. He was continuing his research, attempting to uncover the mystery of December 5, 1945 even during his final days. He will be greatly missed and remembered through his works and the legacy he left behind in the museum.

Another Donation

10/2/2018

Dennis Petreiti donated a tail-hook to the museum

Miami Military Museum

10/2/2018

www.miamimilitarymuseum.com

12450 SW 152nd St.
Miami, FL 33177
305-905-5196

Hours Sat. & Sun 10:00-4:00
By appointment only contact Anthony Atwood ,PHD

November LUNCHEON

10/2/2018

Join us at Lauderdale Yacht Club on Saturday, November 17th @ 11:30am for the quarterly luncheon !!

Our speaker is Asst. Professor Walter Houghton.

Please R.S.V.P. prior to Wednesday, November 14th by calling the museum @ 954-359-4400

Thank you!

9/25/2018

David J. Bass and Dr. John Bloom

In July, David J. Bass brought a group of Merrill Lynch investors to enjoy a nice lunch and historical presentation from Dr. Bloom. We enjoyed having your group visit our museum. Thank you, David, for sharing our museum with your group and for the generous donation.

The Avenger Newsletter- September- October 2018

9/25/2018

Training 49: A Revised Estimate

9/25/2018

Flight 19 Memorial Information

9/25/2018

The 73rd Flight 19 Anniversary Memorial Ceremony
taking place Wednesday, December 5, 2018
at the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum building
4000 West Perimeter Rd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Directions / Contact

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The Lost Squadron, by Bob Jenny. On exhibit at Museum.

Luncheon

7/29/2018

Join us at the Lauderdale Yacht Club on Saturday, August 4th at 11:30am for our quarterly luncheon.

Our Guest Speaker is Bob Alden, LCDR, USN (Ret)

Please RSVP by Thursday, August 2nd. Leave a message on the museum phone 954-359-4400

Fleet Week 2018 !

5/31/2018

On May 3rd, the museum hosted 30 sailors from the USS Detroit, USS Kearsarge, US Coast Guard and NOSC Miami. The weather was beautiful and they came ready to work !! The sailors performed many tasks including landscape work, painting our torpedoes and overall general maintenance of the facility. They were rewarded with a tour of the museum and pizza for lunch !!!

Luncheon

5/17/2018

Join us at Lauderdale Yacht Club on Saturday, May 26 @ 11:30am for the quarterly luncheon !!

Our speaker is Maj. Bill Harvey, USMC (Ret).

Please R.S.V.P. prior to Thursday, May 24th by calling the museum @ 954-359-4400

Ceremony

11/22/2017

The 72nd Flight 19 Anniversary Memorial Ceremony
took place Tuesday, December 5, 2017
at the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum building
4000 West Perimeter Rd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Directions / Contact

The Lost Squadron, by Bob Jenny. On exhibit at Museum.

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11/22/2017

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zen garden

11/22/2017

Photos from the Inauguration of the Zen Garden created by volunteer Veterans & Master Gardeners, in honor of Ray Rivera WWII & Korea Veteran, survivor of the Bunker Hill CV-17. Original painting was created by artist & Vietnam Vet John Bowen.

Zen Garden

11/10/2017

VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2017 AT 10:30 AM

We will inaugurate a ZEN GARDEN and memorial to the Bunker Hill CV-17, created by veterans, in honor or World War II & Korea veteran RAY RIVERA. To be held at the Museum's outdoor garden areas, rear of parking lot. No reservations are required. The event is free to the public.

Veterans featured

9/4/2017

WPBT2 SOUTH FLORIDA will feature a show about Veterans of the Vietnam War, it's aftermath, and how they are still coping with creative ways to combat PTSD. Museum members Brendan Doyle, Phil Jordan, Nunzio Galli, & Buddy Galvin will be featured.

Make sure to tune in on SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7:30 PM, and SEPTEMBER 17 at 12:00 PM

Featured this month

9/4/2017

THE VIETNAM WAR
A FILM BY KEN BURNS AND LYNN NOVICK

South Florida PBS Exclusive Preview
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
From 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

Savor Cinema Fort Lauderdale
503 Southeast 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

or watch at PBS - Sunday September 17, 2017 #VietnamWarPBS

THE VIETNAM WAR is a 10 part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. An immersive 360-degree narrative, the series tells the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

Ten years in the making, the series brings the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life. Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, produced by Sarah Botstein, Novick and Burns, it includes rarely seen, digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and revelatory audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. The series features more than 100 iconic musical recordings from many of the greatest artists of the era, and original music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as well as the Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma.

BAMM Broward Attractions

8/31/2017

SEPTEMBER 2017 is Broward Attractions & Museums Month
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE ADMISSION AT THESE MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS:

in memoriam

8/31/2017

Eileen Hamilton Bolton
1922 - 2017

Museum member Eileen Bolton, 95, of Hollywood, passed away August 25, 2017. Daughter of Burton and Margaret Hamilton, she was born in 1922, in Long Beach, NY. She moved to Hollywood, FL, in 1955 where she had resided since. She supported WWII as an original Rosie the Riveter at the Grumman Aircraft plant in New York.

My Unusual Search

8/17/2017

FOUND: Harry Brandenburg
U.S Navy Engineer Officer 1917 - 1918
USS Arizona (BB-39) First World War

Harry Brandenburg, 4th row, second from left, 1918.

My Unusual Search
By Ron Brandenburg

My late father, Harry Brandenburg was a US Navy engineering officer aboard the battleship Arizona during the First World War. Aside from a few stories he told me when I was a young man I knew very little about his Navy activities during that time.

Ten years ago I was wandering through a bookstore and came across a very large history book titled “Battleship Arizona” by Paul Stillwell. I was interested in books relating to warships, having served in the Navy in the early 1950's as a radioman on both a cruiser and a destroyer. While browsing through the book, I stopped on pages 34 and 35 and saw a fabulous two page photograph dated 1918 showing the Arizona's wartime crew posing on the ships forecastle. Can you imagine my surprise and feelings when I recognized my father's face among the 4th line of officers? I was amazed that this history book located in an obscure corner of a book store contained a photo of my father taken over 90 years ago....
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TV Spot

8/6/2017

Discussion centered around the creation
of the NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum and all its new projects

Subject: New Countyline program CTY-637 NAS Museum

HOST: Frank X. Loconto

Guests:
1) Dr. John Bloom - Director, NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum
2) Jack Seiler - Mayor City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
3) Tim Ryan - Commissioner Broward County, Florida.

Watch the Show

Update

8/1/2017

The Wrecking Crew continues to work in the beautification of the NASFL Museum: this time they removed barbed wire and an old metal fence and installed white posts with a nautical theme. Also, they re-located our mailbox! Thank you so much Brendan Doyle, Phil Jordan, & Nunzio Galli! You are an inspiration to all of us!

Becon Distance Learning

7/26/2017

The Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum will be participating in the BECON Distance Learning Program for the 2017 - 2018 School Year. Ms. Angela Piraino & Ms. Minerva Bloom will be presenting 9 themes with history of WWII and the museum, through photos, books, and artifacts, for grades 4 and up. The first show starts September 5, followed by a new show every month until May 2018. Thank you to children's author Bill Sydnor for helping set this up!

BECON’s Distance Learning Program provides interactive educational experiences to all K-12 Broward County Public Schools. Whether you are taking your class on a virtual field trip or connecting with another classroom around the world, distance learning provides opportunities to explore curriculum and deepen student knowledge. Transform your classroom into a world of global learning!

thank you

7/26/2017

Thank you to NASFL Museum volunteer
Norene Keyser for her help in assisting
with the World War One uniform
from Lt. John Sullivan!

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