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I'm thrilled to be able to be a part of it. My husband's cousin helped get it up and running and when they bought a huge collection of military artifacts from a collector in MS, my husband helped haul it up here. That was the first year they were open. I made one trip with them and my first time in the museum was that night when they off-loaded the items. I knew I HAD to be a part of that fabulous place and this is my 6th year there.

I enjoy meeting the people who visit and by far, my favorites are the veterans. I learn a little something from each one. Some have amusing anecdotes and I add them to my spiel to bring the item they were talking about to life.

Last year, a woman with a veterans organization showed up with three veterans - - one being a D-Day vet. He didn't talk much about that day and we never press a veteran to talk. They will if they want to. BUT, I did find a video of him speaking his experiences landing on Utah Beach and fighting the Battle of the Bulge.

It was such an honor to meet Mr. McMurran and I was glad to find the video of him speaking about his experiences. Nice to learn a little more about the man.