Appreciation
VBMA’s January Military History Talks
Speaker: CW3 (retired) Dan Sockle Title: ISIS, Where Are You Now? Subject: Is Abu Bakr al Baghdadi still alive? Did he die in an airstrike in July 2017? If not, with the fall of Raqqa, where have he and his followers gone? They have gone into Niger, Mali, and Libya, as well as relatively ungoverned […]
Nike Military Discount Days
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CMAC Meeting
2018 Sweetheart Hangar Dance
The Friends of the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s annual Sweetheart Hangar Dance is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Pearson Air Museum. U.S. and Allied World War II uniforms and period dress are welcome but not required. Music will be provided by VanPort Jazz Band. A no-host bar is sponsored by […]
VBMA’s February Military History Talk
Speaker: Dr. Donna Sinclair Title: African American Contributions to the Civilian Conservation Corps From 1932 until 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC was one of the largest public works programs of the New Deal. The program employed single young men to perform unskilled manual labor in jobs related to the conservation and development of […]