The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park

A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION! THE FAMILY OF CAPTAIN WILL HAYS, USN RETIRED, AND PAST MUSEUM CHAIRMAN, PLANNED AND HELD A SURPRISE EVENT WE ALL ENJOYED! His Honor Reception at The Veterans Museum took place on Saturday, January 12, 2019, ... Museum photographer and Veteran, Barry Baron has posted all his pictures at his picture gallery on his website! You can download your favorites! Quilts of Valor is a nationwide, grassroots community service all-volunteer group that makes quilts for our veterans and active duty service members. The Quilts of Valor Foundation was founded in 2003 by a military Mom. Since then the group has grown to over 7,000 members and over 250 registered groups, and over 141,000 quilts have been awarded to our deserving warriors. We award the quilts to recipients in various ways, some are awarded one-on-one and others are awarded in groups. http://waveourflag.com/gallery/willhays/

Today marks the 77th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Today we honor and remember those who rose to fight on that fateful day and we mourn those lost. To the men and women survivors of Pearl Harbor still with us today, we thank you for your valiance and sacrifice. #PearlHarborRemebrance2018 #SanDiegoVeterans

Although it’s been almost a month, we still wanted to share these awesome photos from the big day, our Veteran of the Year Luncheon. Everyone across the board confirmed this was the best Veteran of the Year Luncheon to date. You can tell by the smiles that we had a great time with our veteran community. Congrats to our new Veteran of the Year, Matt Foster! Big thanks to Holly Shaffner for heading the VOY committee this year. Thank you especially to all nominated and all who bought a ticket to the big reveal! We could not do what we do without this great event each year! We hope everyone has a Happy Holidays and New Year! We’ll see everyone in 2019! #SanDiegoVeteranoftheYear #sandiegoveterans #serviceafterservice #honor #pride #courage.

Join us Friday evening as our community partner, American History Theater debuts the last play of their season! Grab tix in event or pay at the door! #sandiegoperformingarts #balboapark #sandiegoveterans

This Friday we are hosting local partner, American History Theater for the third year as they present the last production of their 2018 Season, "The Belle of Amherst". See what director Melissa Malloy has done with the role of famed poet, Emily Dickinson starting Friday night! Get more info, tix and updates at the event below and learn more about their #MilitaryMonday specials happening on the last night of the play! #EmilyDickison #HERstory #womenpoetrypioneers

We, at the Veterans Museum at Balboa Park, are deeply saddened by the passing of a community hero and World War II veteran, Ray Chavez. Ray was the oldest living survivor of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, at 106 years old. Our current Facebook profile picture is of Chavez and fellow Pearl Harbor survivor, Stu Hedley. These two men are veteran community celebrities, standing front and center. We send our deepest condolences to the family of Ray Chavez. His legacy will live on in the hearts of all those who loved him.

San Diego Veterans Day Parade November 10, 2018 San Diego, California Official images from parade featuring Spirit of 45 participants and interviews. Thanks to Barry Baron, again!... http://www.waveourflag.com/gallery/veteran2018/

This year we were honored to work with Homeland Magazine editor, Mike Miller, to debut a new publication at the Veteran of the Year Luncheon. "San Diego Veterans Magazine" will now be San Diego's premier Veterans' magazine, with Homeland Magazine expanding into a national venture. We hope everyone takes a moment to read a bit about our new San Diego County Veteran of the Year, and see what the new magazine has to offer. #sandiegoveteransmagazine #29thSDCVOY #veteranpride

To our Veteran community, we extend our deepest respect for your courage, honor and sacrifice in serving this great nation. We are encouraged each day by the legacy of service built by our nations' Air Force, Marines, Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Wartime Merchant Marines. To all war eras and to all services, we thank you on Veterans Day and everyday, for what you have done for us. We hope everyone is having a happy and safe Veterans' Day 2018! #VeteransDay2018 #gratitude #listentoavet #legacyofhonor

This Veterans Day we are proud to announce our 2018-2019 San Diego County Veteran of the Year, Marine Master Sgt. (RET) Matt Foster!! Matt is the Project Manager on the Global Hawk program at Northrop Grumman in Rancho Bernardo. Prior to his selfless service to the community he served a full career as a valiant Marine, including three tours of combat to Iraq. Foster’s determination to serve his fellow veterans within the community stood out in nominations, and we were proud t...o hand this jarhead this year’s Veteran of the Year Award! Congratulations, Matt! We look forward to this next year of your time representing and serving your veteran community as this year’s VOY! Big thanks to all who made this great event possible, all our nominees and to all the veterans who attended this year’s luncheon. #SanDiegoCountyVOY #veteranoftheyearSD #veteranstrong #selflessservice #communitypride #vetshelpingvets See more

Ladies and gents, join us this Saturday, November 10 for our 3rd year hosting Bodhi Tree Concerts for their FREE holiday season's production of "All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914". Learn the story of World War I soldiers who laid down weapons to celebrate Christmas Day outside of the trenches. You can learn more about this event at https://www.sdopera.org/engage/taste-of-opera Find out more about Bodhi Tree Concerts and their upcoming season at https://www.bodhitreeconcerts.org And find out more about the Christmas Truce of 1914 here: https://www.history.com//world-war/christmas-truce-of-1914 #ChristmasTruceof1914 #AllisCalm #SanDiegoperformingarts

We are in heavy ramp-up to Veterans Day at the museum, as are many other organizations throughout San Diego! This is our favorite time of the year, because the community has their eyes turned to our many veterans. Join the City Parks and Recreation Department and the Senior Citizens Services as they present their annual Veteran's Appreciation Dance! Call to register and go cut a rug from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Balboa Park Club Ballroom! Come out to Balboa Park on Nov. 11 as well, to celebrate our veterans with music and art! #SanDiegoveterans #VeteransDay2018 #SanDiegoVeteransDay

A big thanks to the #RedCross for coming to the museum for our #VeteransDay Festivities! If you would like to come by and see City Guard Band and provide a much needed blood donation, Red Cross will be there to oblige! Stay until 4 PM to view our newly renovated downstairs art gallery and its inaugural art exhibit!

Join us at the museum in Balboa Park at 4 PM on #VeteransDay, Nov. 11, as our Poet Laureate, Alyce Smith Cooper, presents our inaugural art exhibit in our newly renovated downstairs art gallery! Come meet and enjoy the work of Artist and Navy Veteran, W.B., through Cynthia's Artistic Expressions. Soft opening for viewing is at 4, with program and reception at 6 PM, to include live music by The Bobby Simmons Trio! Dress is business formal, with military members or veterans encouraged to wear a dress uniform. #sandiegoart #sandiegoartists #veteranartists #thehealingarts #balboapark #sandiegoartgallery