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 In March 2007, the Korean War National Museum purchased a site in Springfield, Illinois, across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, where we will build a world-class museum to ensure that the historical significance of the Korean War is recognized by future generations.
Since 1997, a group of veterans and friends have been working to create the first museum devoted exclusively to the Korean War. A national fund-raising drive continues, with support from veterans like Buzz Aldrin, James Garner and Ed McMahon. Meanwhile, we continue to display Korean War artifacts at our temporary location in Rantoul, Illinois.
We have changed our name from the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library to the Korean War National Museum because the stories and legacies of those who served their country with honor and valor in Korea are important to all people, not just to veterans.
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Museum Updates
A lease has been signed for a 20,000 sq. ft. building located in the second highest tourism site in downtown Springfield with the approval of ... | | Read more... |
Board member, Bob Mitchell, assisted in preparing our latest update. I am most grateful for his efforts.
-Larry Sassorossi, Executive Director
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Monday evening, I met with the Mr. Michael Yauger President (and Vietnam war Veteran), Executive Board, and membership of Teamsters Union Local 786, asking for ... | | Read more... |
It is the “Blazing End of 2007” that needs to be told: I received a call from Mr. Denis Healy, Chairman of the ... | | Read more... |
As soon as we made the decision to move the museum from Rantoul to Springfield, we knew the importance of having a presence in ... | | Read more... |
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Getting the Word Out
State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois)
Published Wednesday, January 30, 2008
PERHAPS IT'S fitting that the planning for the Korean War National ... | | Read more... |
| Since the beginning of the ceremonies celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Korean War in 2005 I have attended many patriotic celebrations throughout the United States ... | | Read more... |
In an interview with the State Journal-Register, of Springfield, Illinois, that
was published in an Aug. 12 article, Executive Director Larry Sassorossi clarified
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Radio Free Asia broadcast an interview with George F. Drake, Ph.D, Research Director of the Korean War National Museum. The broadcast, which was ... | | Read more... |
At a City Hall ceremony in Phoenix at the start of the Memorial Day
weekend, Wes Stapleton honored Mayor Phil Gordon with a medallion
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