MISSION STATEMENT
The
Museum of the Forgotten Warriors and Library Center is dedicated to all veterans.
TO REMEMBER, RESPECT AND HONOR VETERANS
To all of our veterans:
Thank you for your
service
Welcome Home!!
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And our Museum continues
to grow
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Our Board of Directors and
Staff
This photo
shows the original Museum Board members during a
ceremony for a new display at the museum. In front of
the Honor Guard flag bearers from the local Veterans
Group Posts, the original Board members who started the
museum's 501(c)3 share in the ceremony: Left to right
are: John Showers (Korean War Vet), Brandon Spear,
Captain Carson Spear (Iraqi War Vet), Ken Anderson, Dann
Spear with shovel (Curator / Founder), Roberta Spear,
Don Schrader (Viet Nam War Vet), Vern Sorensen (Viet Nam
War Vet) and Col. Nicoll Galbraith (Desert Storm Vet),
Not in photo was Board member Edith Galbraith. The Board
was formed in late 2006 and this ceremony took place in
the Spring of 2007.
This is
John Showers who is the Museum's Secretary of the Board
of Directors. He is also very involved in fund raising
and Donations. John helped at the beginning of the
original Museum building with his construction equipment
in 1983. He continued to take care of the grounds,
sealing and striping the parking lot through the years.
He is retired from construction and devoting and
donating his time to the museum. John is a Korean War
veteran. He served on the USS Kawishiwi AO-146 as a MMFN
in the US Navy. He and his wife Pat live in Yuba City,
CA. Their son Roscoe Is a Master Sgt in the USAF
Security Forces having served 2 deployments to
Afghanistan and 1 to Iraq. John also has a granddaughter
serving in Iraq. John is the Museum's first Board
Member.
Vern Sorensen, Board
Member and Chairman of Construction / Repairs has been
Volunteering at the museum since 1992 for 17 years now, everything from
memorial services to the Chairing the Annual Veterans
Potluck set up. He is also a docent at the museum.
Vern helps homeless and in need Veterans as Chairman of
the Yuba Sutter Stand Down Committee and co-facilitates the area Veterans Focus Group. Vern
received 2 Purple Hearts in Vietnam for wounds in combat
while with A Co. 3rd Bn 7th marines operating out of
"Dodge City" Ashau Valley, Viet Nam May 67 - June 68.
Vern Retired as a Floor Contractor and has dedicated his
life to helping Veterans. He lives in Live Oak, CA with
his wife Brenda and Daughter Tina. His son mike is in
the Army having completed a tour in Iraq with the 2nd
ID.
This is Don
Schrader Museum Board member. Don is in charge of
publicity, having created the new museum brochures with
color photos. Don and his wife Peppi live in District 10
outside Marysville. Don was a 3 term County Supervisor
on the Yuba County Board whose District included the
museum of which he has been a long time supporter. He
served early in Vietnam with the Special Forces Groups
in 65-66, is a member of the VFW and was a delegation
member to the VFW National Convention and also a member
of the Viet Nam Veterans of America. He has also
represented the VFW at the Republican
National Convention.
Tony Pinto is the Head Docent
for Tours at the Museum and Chairman for restoration as
well as being on the Museum's Board of Directors. Tony
was the Wreath Layer at the original opening ceremony of
the museum in Jan. 1985 as a member of the Viet Vet
House Honor Guard. He served in Vietnam at An Khe with
the 8th Engineers of the 1st Cav Division 2 tours 1967 -
1969. Tony is a great asset to the Museum staff and all
Veterans. Tony can always be counted on to help a Vet
in need and give council to those who have suffered with
PTSD. Tony has been involved with Veterans
organizations for over 30 years and serves as a role
model for those now coming home from Iraq and
Afghanistan. He lives in Live Oak, CA, with his wife
Sally who is also very involved with the Women's Focus
Group for Veterans.
Mary Webb served in the
Air Force, administrative field, from Feb 65 – Feb
73. Served at Westover AFB, Massachusetts, Beale
AFB, CA, and one tour of duty Tan Son Nhut Vietnam
Dec 70 – Dec 71. Mary retired from the Sutter
County Auditor’s Office in 2006. Effective Jan 2009
I am treasurer of the Museum of the Forgotten
Warriors. I have completed 3 years with AARP/TaxAide
as a tax counselor. This is the largest free
volunteer tax preparation service. One day a week I
volunteer at the Beale AFB Thrift Shop. 2009 is our
ninth year packing gift boxes for Samaritan’s Purse
Operation Christmas Child and we have dozens of
letters from Guyana, Bangladesh, Philippines,
Mexico, Panama, and Rwanda.
Austin Webb is a member
of the board, who entered the
Air Force in March 1952 with service at McConnell
AFB, Kansas, Sidi Slimane, Morocco, Westover AFB,
Massachusetts, Anderson AFB, Guam, Beale AFB, CA,
Binh Thuy AB, Vietnam (Dec 70 – Dec 71) and retired
at the rank of SMSgt after 26 years. Currently
serving as a board member for the Museum of the
Forgotten Warriors. In the 1980’s Dann’s
mother-in-law, Ethel Eskew, told me about the museum
and I took a number of items to Dann’s and dropped
it off with no information! At some point, I
spotted patches and items donated and they were on
display in the first structure Dann opened and he
realized who it belonged to. We are avid yard
salers year around and locate some unique things for
the museum including books and also purchase 8 X 10
frames for veterans’ pictures. This also gives us
the opportunity to tell people about the museum and
hand out business cards.
Richard Sawyer
is a Docent and the Honor Guard Chairman for Memorial
services at the museum. Richard has been an avid
supporter of the Museum for years. He is a Vietnam
Veteran who went on to participate in the
SR-71 "Blackbirds" program. He and his retired
USAF MSgt wife Elizabeth live in Marysville, CA. He is also
represents the DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Marysville Post at the DAV National Convention, is a
certified scuba diver and was a smoke jumper. The museum he says is his home away
from home.
Harlan Hatfield is now serving the museum
as the volunteer webmaster of the web site "The Museum of
Forgotten Warriors." He served 20 years active duty in the
United States Air Force, retiring in 1979. During the year
of 1967 was stationed at Tan Son Nhut AB, RVN. During his
first six years in the AF, he was a Fire Control specialist
(Radar Controlled Gunnery systems) on B-47E and B-52H
bombers, then 14 years as a
Precision Measuring Equipment Laboratory Specialist. Shortly
after retirement suffered a heart attack and has been on
disability ever since.
PLEASE VISIT US AGAIN SOON!
Dann Spear - Museum
founder, director, and curator.
(530)742-3090
cws21779@aol.com
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This page was last updated on
July 19, 2010