With another large crowd of approximately 120, the Alabama Veterans
Museum honored 4 young history enthusiast with $50 saving bonds
from the 'Spot the History.'
To give our young residents a fun learning
activity, Director Sandy Thompson offered a scavenger hunt game
for students 6-12, during the Christmas break, from December 18th -
January 8th.
Two students were selected in each of the two age categories,
6-9 and 10-12 from the twenty students who participated and
presented each one Saturday morning with a $50 Savings Bonds.
Congratulations to our "SPOT THE
HISTORY" winners! Age 6-9: Dylan Hilliard & Deven Hargrove - Age
10-12: Jaclyn Long & Jacob Todd.
This year’s 'Spot the HIstory' sponsor is Vietnam Veteran, Al
Martin, who wants our children to learn of the sacrifices that
all our veterans made that paved their way for freedom!
In January, the museum saw 180 guest for the
Martin Luther King Day Program. The Power's meeting room was
used for the Gold Wing
Bikers group, SOCV, NARF and the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Daily visitors were larger than usual for the
month of January, plus a reporter from the Redstone Rocket
interviewed the mother of our first Limestone County casualty in the
war in Iraq, Becky Loggins.
Becky lost her son Marine Lance Cpl.
Adam Loggins, 27, on April 26, 2007 by sniper fire while
conducting combat operations in Anbar province of Iraq. Loggins was a
member of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Loggins' Purple Heart, Marine
Coin, many photos and his
uniform are on display in the Museum.
Teresa Todd/AthensPlus.com
February 5th, 2011
The museum is opened daily Monday thru
Saturday from 9:00AM - 4:00PM Scheduled group tours are
available.
For more information, or to volunteer, call
the Museum at 256-771-7578 or email
www.alabamaveteransmuseum.com
Veterans Museum located at 100 W. Pryor St. Athens
