UPDATE: Veterans Day Commemoration – Location & Speaker Change
| Fredericksburg, TX – The National Museum of the Pacific War Veterans Day Commemoration will now take place at the Pacific Combat Zone, located at 508 E. Austin Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, instead of the Memorial Courtyard. Additionally, the keynote speaker has changed. The address will now be delivered by Christopher G. Dion, MSgt, USAF (Ret), Board Member of the Airman Heritage Foundation. Dion served 28 years in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Air Force, including key assignments with the 341st Training Squadron and 502nd Air Base Wing. Following his retirement in 2019, he joined the Transportation Security Administration as a K9 Program Analyst and continues to serve as an ordained minister and founder of Rusted Knights Ministries in Bandera, Texas. All other event details remain the same: For more information, visit: https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/event/veterans-day-commemoration-2 ### About the Admiral Nimitz Foundation The Admiral Nimitz Foundation was established in 1971 as a 501(c)(3) Texas Corporation to provide additional development funding for the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Naval Museum, a museum honoring Fredericksburg’s native son and Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces, Pacific Ocean Area. The sole purpose of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation is to raise funds for the National Museum of the Pacific War and to manage its operation.
About the National Museum of the Pacific War The National Museum of the Pacific War (NMPW), founded in 1967, is the only institution in the continental United States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific and Asiatic Theaters in World War II. The Museum annually welcomes more than 120,000 visitors, including at least 15,000 students from across the state. The museum sits on six acres in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas featuring three galleries with more than 55,000 square feet of exhibit space, 40 media installations, approximately 900 artifacts, 15 macro-artifacts, and hundreds of photographs. The Museum is a Texas Historical Commission Property, managed and supported by The Admiral Nimitz Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, visit http://www.pacificwarmuseum. About Smithsonian Affiliations Smithsonian Affiliations is a national outreach program that develops long-term collaborative partnerships with museums, educational, and cultural organizations to share Smithsonian collections, build collaborative networks, and engage learners of all ages with Smithsonian resources. More information is available at www.affiliations.si.edu.
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