JACK LONDON SQUARE November 2007

On Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, American veterans will be honored and will receive free admission and tours during a special Veterans Day ceremony at the USS Hornet Museum aircraft carrier at the former naval air station in Alameda. The event is open to the public.

U.S. Military Veterans to be Honored on the USS Hornet
Published: November, 2007 

On Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, American veterans will be honored and will receive free admission and tours during a special Veterans Day ceremony at the USS Hornet Museum aircraft carrier at the former naval air station in Alameda.  The event is open to the public.

A special ceremony at 1 p.m. will feature guest speakers USCG Captain Pamela Russell, Judy Yarian of Blue Star Moms, and USO Secretary Susan Shapira. Russ Donovan, a Korea DMZ veteran and the event coordinator, will speak on Who are the Korea DMZ Veterans? and will unveil plans for a proposed memorial to recognize these forgotten American veterans.  The Peninsula Scout Band will provide music including a postlude of an armed forces medley.

Between 1967 and 1970, the Korea DMZ veterans were engaged in unpublicized combat action that occurred during the same time as the Vietnam War. This second combat front took place in a 19-mile segment on the North/South Korean border called the Korea De-Militarized Zone. During this time, over 40,000 incidents took place and resulted in over 200 documented casualties.

As a salute to our military, museum visitors will have a chance to see the aircraft carrier in action.  Aircraft will be towed across the deck, lifted to the flight deck via the massive elevator, and placed into launch position. This is an exciting demonstration that all family members will enjoy watching.

In recognition of their service to our country, military veterans wearing their unit jackets, hats, or showing proper identification at the ticket desk will receive complimentary admission to the museum from November 5 to 11.  Admission prices for other visitors are $6-14 and there is ample free parking.

The USS Hornet is a monument to the men and women who have served their country. The historic aircraft carrier served America from 1943 through 1970 and played a leading role in two of the most significant events of the 20th Century, WWII and the Apollo 11 moon landing.

The USS Hornet is now a world-class sea, air and space museum with an emphasis on the legacy and history of aircraft carriers and naval aviation. The museum has restored and opened for public tour, the flight deck, hangar bays, engine room, flight operations, bridge, sick bay, ready rooms, combat information center and the much-anticipated captain’s quarters and admiral’s quarters.

Included among the numerous exhibits are the Apollo Moon Mission display and 13 Navy/Marine aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing, ranging from WWII vintage to modern era. Visitors can get a close-up look at a TBM Avenger, an F-14 Tomcat, and an authentic space capsule.