Museum of the American Military Family, “Sacrifice and Service” Exhibit… Click image for larger view…
“Together We Served”…Steve & Judy Sparks interview with Circe Woessner, Executive Director, Museum of the American Military Family, Albuquerque, New Mexico…click highlighted text for podcast…
Images of Museum of the American Military Family…click highlighted text…
Included in the above “images” link is an image of a post card from my father, Vernon, sent home to St. Paul in 1936 when serving on his first ship, the USS Tennessee… click the highlighted text… Dad was age 17 when he joined the US Navy in 1936. He retired in 1958 following 22 years of service, including WWII and Korean War…
Dad’s post card sent home in 1936. Click image for larger view…
Front of post card photo of USS Tennessee 1936… Click image for larger view…
Museum of the American Military Family Quote from this website…click highlighted text…
“The Museum of the American Military Family and Learning Center brings together people with shared experiences showcasing and honoring those who also served—American’s Military Families. The Museum is gathering artifacts and recollections from American military families who served through war and peace in past decades and those who serve today in anticipation of the creation of a permanent facility in Albuquerque that will celebrate their lives and sacrifices for generations to come. For more information, please visit www.museumoftheamericanmilitaryfamily.org. For more information on the exhibition, visit www.nuclearmuseum.org…”
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Judy and I were very honored to participate recently during the opening ceremony of the Museum of the American Military Family, “Sacrifice and Service” exhibit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The interview podcast was recorded just before the start of my book reading for Reconciliation: A Son’s Story. Judy and I were asked to talk briefly about intergenerational PTSD, often a lifetime challenge for the children and families of warriors. The interview was a conversation about my experience as a military child of a father who served in hard combat, and my family’s journey of healing in life after trauma.
Steve Sparks, Author, Reconciliation, A Son’s Story
Book cover photos include my father, Vernon, and mother, Marcella c1940…and the USS West Virginia bombed in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941… Dad was aboard ship on that Sunday morning long ago…and survived. Click image for larger view…