Heritage Park Veterans Museum

Virtual Veterans Day Ceremony to be Held on November 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In honor of the Veterans Day hol...iday, a virtual Veterans Day Service will be held on Wednesday, November 11 airing on Spectrum/Charter channel 180 and the Henry County Facebook page beginning at 11 a.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Frederic Wilcox, SGM US Army Retired. Wilcox retired from the United States Army as a Sergeant Major after proudly serving over 28 years throughout the states and abroad. This pre-recorded Veterans Day Ceremony includes opening and closing remarks by Eduardo Bryant, American Legion Post 516 and bagpipe musician David Gregory will play Going Home and Amazing Grace. Trish Colpetzer, City of McDonough Public Information Director will recite the Pledge of Allegiance and Chaplain Charles Jackson, LTC, U.S. Army (Retired) will provide the invocation and benediction. Senora G. Lee, Detroit PD (Retired) will sing the National Anthem and God Bless America. Andrew Hall, CSM US Army (Retired) American Legion Post 516 will introduce the keynote speaker and Jim Houston, with Bugles Across America, will close the service with Taps. For more information, visit henrycounty-ga.com. Pictured from last year's ceremony, due to the coronavirus and social distancing requirements, this year's Veterans Day service was pre-recorded and will be aired on Henry TV and Facebook.

Free COVID-19 Testing Site to be Held next Thursday Drive-up Coronavirus testing is available to all during pop-up testing event. Visit https://covid19.dph.ga.gov/ to pre-register.

Heritage Park Veterans Museum trailer on display in Monroe GA with Army Aviation Heritage Foundation at a military vehicle restored display! Great people, great vehicles and helicopter rides.

A virtual Memorial Day Service will be held on Monday, May 25 airing here on Facebook beginning at 9 a.m. The service will also air at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.... on Spectrum channel 180. ---- In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, Henry County offices will also be closed on Monday, May 25, 2020. See more

HONOR ROOM TOURat the Heritage Park Veterans Museum #GRPAstrongertogether #hcprd #thankyouforyourservice

Power chair delivered! Mr. Quinn very happy and mobile again.

This week we will do half of the main gallery and next week we will do the other half. #GRPAstrongertogether #hcprd #heritageparkveteransmuseum

GOOD NEWS! Heritage Park Museum opens today! Limited hours and days. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10AM to 2PM! Come visit us starting today!

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We hope you enjoy a tour through our museum artifacts. Stay safe and we will see you soon. #GRPAstrongertogether

HERITAGE PARK VETERANS MUSEUM ROOM 1 TOUR With the Coronavirus and the Shelter at Home Ordinance, we thought we would try to continue to engage with the community in bringing our facilities to you. We hope you enjoy and stay safe!! #GRPAstrongertogether

HERITAGE PARK VETERANS MUSEUM TOUR ROOM1 With the Coronavirus and the "Shelter at Home" orders many of you are unable to visit our facilities so we wanted to ou...t together a series of tours for our facilities so you can enjoy from your home. We hope to see you once we get back in the swing of things. Stay safe out there!! #GRPAstrongertogether See more

American Legion honors Henry County employee Henry County Parks and Recreation employee and veteran Jim Joyce was honored this afternoon by the American Legion ...for his tireless efforts and work on behalf of veterans. Nicole Clapp, the National Leader of the American Legion Auxiliary, is in Georgia to visit every county on behalf of the organization and was present at the American Legion located on Mt. Zion Rd. in Stockbridge to honor Joyce for his work with veterans. Members of the Mt. Zion American Legion and Auxiliary hosted the event, and Henry County Chair June Wood and Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Ford presented Joyce with a Certificate of Appreciation and thanked him for his service. Joyce is a facilities coordinator with HCPRD and operates the Heritage Park Veterans Museum. Joyce works with various veterans’ organizations, including the American Legion and Vets Connect to assist veterans in receiving assistance and finding resources. He also plans several military and veteran recognitions throughout the year at the Henry County Veterans Wall of Honor.

In honor of Veterans Day, a ceremony was held at the Veterans Wall of Honor at Heritage Park yesterday afternoon. Thank you again to all of our Veterans. Thank you for the commitment, dedication and sacrifice you and your families have made for this country!

A special museum visitor today! Ms.Janice Evenson, USMC pilot and instrument flight instructor in WWII. BEAUTIFUL young lady of 97 years!

Day 2 at Bennett Transport In support of Driver Appreciation!

The Veteran's Wall of Honor's Mobile Trailer participated in the Wreaths of Honor Ride.

Sergeant Bill Steele 173d ABN Vietnam on display

Memorial Day Service Set for May 27 __________________________________________________ HENRY COUNTY- May 23, 2019 - In honor and remembrance of the lost militar...y service men and women, this year’s Memorial Day service will be held at the Veterans Wall of Honor on May 27 at 11 a.m. at Heritage Park in McDonough. The Keynote Speaker will be General Edwin H. Burba, Jr. who served proudly for 34 years in the U.S. Army in the Airborne, Air Assault, Light Infantry, Special Forces, Mechanized Infantry, Psychological Operations and Basic Training Units. To view the entire article, please visit http://www.co.henry.ga.us//Communications-De/News/AID/5097

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE TO BE HELD MONDAY, MAY 27 AT 11:00 AM http://www.co.henry.ga.us//Communications-De/News/AID/5097

Here are a few more pictures of the City of Bremen's Veteran's Park grand opening. Beautiful park!!

We were truly honored to be invited and to be a part of the grand opening of the City of Bremen's Veteran's Park.

No cancellations! The trailer reveal will proceed and the weather will be great! See you at 1pm TODAY ~

Saturday is almost here! See you at 1pm for the trailer reveal!Saturday is almost here! See you at 1pm for the trailer reveal!

We are refraining from posting pictures of the trailer because it’s just about complete. It’s filled with history, pride and hard work. We can’t wait to reveal it to you! Come to Heritage Park on the 20th (next Saturday) to see it and take the tour, as well as enjoy food and drink with your Henry County veterans. See you there!

Only 2 weeks away! Come hang out with us and bring your kids. We’ll have some uniform items for them to try on and food to eat. See you there!

Stay updated on the latest news here: https://m.facebook.com/HCPDGA/ And please pray for our PD

Military families are not exempt from a good ol GI Party

Come see what we’ve been up to, McDonough! Join us for good food and great company!

Mark your calendars!! This event is FREE and will take place in the parking lot in front of the museum. You don't want to miss this. Come see what you helped accomplish Henry County and friends!

Constant research is what makes our volunteers great teachers! We have a special announcement to make. Stay tuned!

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CPO Richard Mcleod USN RET is proud of the work he’s done building the display cases for the trailer! They are phenomenal, Chief! Thank you! This project is special because of all of the volunteers working together to make it happen.

16 years ago, our current generation of warriors were prepping for the Iraq Invasion. Tomorrow would go down in history as the beginning of the War on Terror. To our OIF and OEF veterans, we SALUTE YOU!

Presenting the honorable Judge John A. Trea Pipkin III with branch service flags and mount for his desk, for all of his hard work and dedication to our veterans in the mentorship program.

Our relationship with our Korean Allies is stronger than ever. We graciously accepted this book today, Korea Reborn, presented by Korean War veterans at the greatest place on earth; the Heritage Park Veterans Museum

Are you as excited as we are?? Stay tuned for info on the GRAND REVEAL!

Set to adorn the front entrance of the museum.

The wreckage of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet was discovered in late January 2019 by the expedition crew of Paul G. Allen’s Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. Hornet was found 5,400 meters (nearly 17,500 feet) below the surface, resting on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean around the Solomon Islands.

PLEASE watch where you’re going if you choose to come to Heritage Park to play Pokémon. Today a driver looking down on his cell phone caused a vehicle accident in the park, and drove away unknowingly because he was pre-occupied. One of our museum staff was also hit by a truck in the pedestrian cross walk previously, again, because the driver was distracted by their cell phone. WATCH the roads. The safety of our staff and park pedestrians is NOT A GAME

Everyone meet Ryan Hurst! He’s a second grader who wishes to be a Drill Instructor in the Marine Corps. Let’s show him our support!

The Museum has been spotlighted in The Point Military History Magazine!

May all of your dreams and resolutions come true!

Prepping for launch! The Veterans Museum would like to reach out to any and all veterans who may be interested in becoming a volunteer. Tours will include staffing the trailer on the road as well as staffing the museum at Heritage Park.

We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May you enjoy this time with your family and friends. Let us all remember our brothers and sisters deployed and pray for their safe return. Many blessings to all!

Ladies and gentleman, here she is! Picked up the trailer today from the wrapper. Be looking for us on the road!! Next project is getting the cabinets inside built and setting up our road display. **In memory of Bill Steele, 173rd Airborne, Vietnam**

Merry Christmas! From the volunteers at the Veterans Museum

The hand of freedom touching the backs of rescuers

Santa is up! Come stop by with your kids for a photo op and a candy cane. And don’t forget to save time for a tour!

Good afternoon! We are searching for veterans who are interested in becoming volunteer tour guides at the museum. If you are interested, or have any questions, please feel free to contact us through messenger or by phone at (404) 831-9740. ... We look forward to welcoming you to the museum family!

We are very excited to share some news with you! Thanks to your generous donations, we have been able to purchase this 24ft trailer for the traveling museum! Soon it will be wrapped to signify patriotism and pride, and filled with artifacts to bring the museum to those who would not otherwise be able to visit ours at Heritage Park. Please stay tuned for updates as we bring her to life. You did this for us, and we can’t thank you enough. See you on the road!

The museum family has lost a warrior. Please help us to raise up in prayer and love, the family and friends of Bill Steele. Bill, your footprint is well engrained in this community and your presence will always be felt among us. God speed! "The LORD is near those who are broken discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope." - Psalms 34:18

Museum Volunteer in the news

A beautiful Veterans Day Ceremony and luncheon with our extended Vietnamese family.

Thank you, although words will never be enough, with sincerity we thank each and every one of you this Veterans Day! Take some time to check up on your fellow veterans today~

Veterans Day Camaraderie and celebrations

Heritage Park Veterans Day Ceremony

We will be streaming live for those who cannot attend the ceremony todayWe will be streaming live for those who cannot attend the ceremony today