2011 A Year in Review
by Jeff Davis
Chairman, VBMA
The year 2011 was a busy one for the VBMA. That year we signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Veterans Association to manage a museum on their Vancouver Campus. The museum was originally built as the radio control center for the Pearson Airfield. It was located near the northwest corner of the original footprint of the Vancouver Barracks.
The VA took on the responsibility for providing the building and some artifacts for display. Although the memorandum was signed in the middle of 2011, it took some time for the VA contractors to finish rehabilitating the building. It took more months for us to design and set up displays inside the museum.
by Jeff Davis
Chairman, VBMA
The year 2011 was a busy one for the VBMA. That year we signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Veterans Association to manage a museum on their Vancouver Campus. The museum was originally built as the radio control center for the Pearson Airfield. It was located near the northwest corner of the original footprint of the Vancouver Barracks.
The VA took on the responsibility for providing the building and some artifacts for display. Although the memorandum was signed in the middle of 2011, it took some time for the VA contractors to finish rehabilitating the building. It took more months for us to design and set up displays inside the museum.
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The Grand Opening for the museum took place in Mid-September, timed to the VA sponsored POW/MIA events.
In addition to supporting the VA with volunteer guides and helpers, the VBMA also
supported the Community Military Appreciation Committee or CMAC, by giving guided tours of both the Vancouver Barracks and the Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery, for Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day 2011.
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The Grand Opening for the museum took place in Mid-September, timed to the VA sponsored POW/MIA events.
In addition to supporting the VA with volunteer guides and helpers, the VBMA also
supported the Community Military Appreciation Committee or CMAC, by giving guided tours of both the Vancouver Barracks and the Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery, for Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day 2011.
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