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Barbecue, auction will benefit HEARTS Museum
By Kurt Allen/Assistant Managing Editor

Isrella Ashley stands with a patriotic quilt she made for donation to Saturday's HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas silent auction and barbecue, set for the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center. Ashley made the quilt in memory of her husband, Lee. Submitted photo.
With the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall Experience coming to Huntsville next month and construction plans already under way for the new HEARTS Veterans Museum, there's a lot going on at the building's future site on Highway 75 North.

As the wall makes it way to the area Nov. 4 to 7, museum officials are working hard on a lot of different things to help keep the construction of the massive new building moving.

First, though, is the need for money to pay for the construction, and to help that need, museum officials are hosting a barbecue and silent auction Saturday at the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center on 10th Street.

The event mixes food, auctions and fun in an effort to support construction of a new complex to house the museum, which currently resides inside West Hill Mall.

041004-N-5268S-001 Chesapeake Bay (Oct. 4, 2004) - The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767), left, passes the Navy's newest attack submarine, PCU Virginia (SSN 774) at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. PCU Virginia is the Navy's only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. Virginia will be commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on October 22, 2004. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Christina M. Shaw (RELEASED)

041005-N-8158F-209 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 5, 2004) - The Military Sealift Command (MSC) underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently conducting Nuclear Power Mobile Training Team II (NPMTT II) exercises off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Roland Franklin (RELEASED)

040922-N-5471P-001 Arabian Sea (Sept. 22, 2004) - U.S. and Pakistani destroyers maneuver in column formation prior to the commencement of exercise Inspired Siren 2004. The exercise will focus on joint naval and air capabilities, improving their respective levels of readiness, interoperability and enhancing military relations between the two nations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson (RELEASED)

OVER SAN DIEGO, Calif. - An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 55th Rescue Squadron moves in to refuel from a 79th Rescue Squadron's C-130.

040924-N-0295M-017 Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sept. 24, 2004) – Pilots assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), hold up the American Flag as they taxi their F-14D Tomcat past the crowd at the conclusion of the tactical air power demonstration at the 2004 "In Pursuit of Liberty," Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show. The demonstration showcased multiple F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Hornets displaying various maneuvers and simulated bomb and staffing passes in front of the crowd. The air show, held Sept. 24-26, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, which provided many flight demonstrations and static displays. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain (RELEASED)

030902-N-0000X-002 Central Command Area of Responsibility (Sept. 2, 2003) -- An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) displays an American Flag during routine flight operations around USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo. (RELEASED)

040722-N-4757S-055 Atlantic Ocean (July 22, 2004) - An SH-60F “Seahawk” assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven (HS-7) flies the American Flag during a joint Change of Command ceremony for both Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven (HS-7) and Sea Control Squadron Two Two (VS-22). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Craig R. Spiering (RELEASED)