MUSEUM TO HOST SPECIAL EVENTS IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY WEEKEND
This sign post is on display at the Gold Star Museum pointing the way home for Iowan’s who have been deployed overseas. (file photo)
New Notable Iowa Veterans Photo Exhibit Opens Nov. 8
Choir Concert on Nov. 8
Extended hours at museum in observance of Veterans Day
The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, located on Camp Dodge, 7105 NW 70th Ave., Johnston, Iowa, will host the following special events in honor of Veterans Day:
-On Friday, Nov. 8, West Des Moines’ Westridge Elementary School 5th Grade choir will present a Veterans Day concert beginning at 10 a.m. at the museum;
-A new photographic exhibit honoring notable Iowa veterans will open Friday, Nov. 8. The Notable Iowa Veterans exhibit, photographed by Grandview University Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Schaefer, is the second installment of the project, which honors the significant military and civilian accomplishments of Iowa veterans from across the state.
Here are this year’s honorees:
Ben Allen (High School: Franklin Central HS, Indianapolis, Ind.; Lives: Webster Grove, Mo.)
Frank Berlin (High School: Valley HS, West Des Moines, Iowa; Lives: West Des Moines)
Steve Bogle (High School: East HS, Des Moines; Lives: Ankeny, Iowa)
Jerald Brantley (High School: Garfield HS, Akron, Ohio; Lives: Des Moines)
Gerald Clark (High School: Osceola HS, Osceola, Iowa; Lives: Osceola)
Mark Cooper (High School: Dowling Catholic HS, West Des Moines; Lives: Des Moines)
Ron Dinsdale (High School: Webster City HS, Webster City, Iowa; Lives: Huxley, Iowa)
Phillip Dorweiler (High School: Fort Dodge HS, Fort Dodge, Iowa; Lives: West Des Moines)
Hon. Larry Eisenhauer (High School: Plains HS, Plains, Kan.; Lives: Ankeny)
Loren Greiner (High School: Blairsburg HS, Blairsburg, Iowa; Lives: Emmetsburg, Iowa)
Miyoko Hikiji (High School: Jefferson HS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Lives: Urbandale, Iowa)
Clayton Jones (High School: Two Rivers HS, Nashville, Tenn.; Lives: Cedar Rapids)
Col. Lenard Kerr (High School: Panora-Linden HS, Panora, Iowa; Lives: Cambridge, Iowa)
Robert C. King (High School: Adel Community HS, Adel, Iowa; Lives: Urbandale)
Rep. John Landon (High School: West Marshall HS, State Center, Iowa; Lives: Ankeny)
Lt. Col. Chuck Larson, Jr. (High School: Newton HS, Newton, Iowa; Lives: West Des Moines)
Chuck Larson, Sr. (High School: Princeton HS, Princeton, Ill.; Lives: Des Moines)
Alfred Leiserowitz (High School: Roosevelt HS, Des Moines; Lives: Des Moines)
Harlan Lekowsky (High School: North HS, Des Moines; Lives: West Des Moines)
Fred Lorber (High School: Seward Park HS, New York City, NY; Lives: Des Moines)
Doug MacKinnon (High School: A.B. Davis HS, Mt. Vernon, NY; Lives: Des Moines)
Daniel Oh (High School: Bloomington HS, Bloomington, Ind.; Lives: Ames, Iowa)
Gary Palmer (High School: Bondurant-Farrar HS, Bondurant, Iowa; Lives: Altoona, Iowa)
Patrick Palmershein (High School: Elma Immaculate Conception HS, Elma, Iowa; Lives: West Des Moines)
Tony Powers-Polich (High School: Dowling Catholic HS, West Des Moines; Lives: West Des Moines)
Dr. Ruben Rullan (High School: South Provincial HS, LaUnion, Philippines; Lives: Urbandale)
Forrest Schnobrich (High School: Adair-Casey HS, Adair, Iowa; Lives: Casey, Iowa)
Robert Sentman (High School: University HS, Iowa City, Iowa; Lives: Tiffin, Iowa)
Kent Sovern (High School: St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Madison, Iowa; Lives: Des Moines)
Henry B. Tippie (High School: Belle Plaine HS, Belle Plaine, Iowa; Lives: Austin, Texas)
Jim Tyler (High School: Villisca Community HS, Villisca, Iowa; Lives: Atlantic, Iowa)
Hon. Ross Walters (High School: State College Area HS, State College, Penn.; Lives: Des Moines)
Jerry Yellin (High School: Hillside HS, Hillside, N.J.; Lives: Fairfield, Iowa)
In honor of Veterans Day weekend, the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum’s hours are as follows:
Friday, Nov. 8: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10: Closed
Monday, Nov. 11: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Normal museum hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, Nov. 12 (see below for hours). As always, admission to the museum is free and open to the public.
