The fourth annual Country Shindig Concert & Dance to benefit the Veterans Memorial will be held on Friday, April 14, from 6 to 10 p.m., at the Battle Ground Community Center. The event, presented by Columbia Credit Union, features local favorite Branded Band. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, as will raffle tickets […]
C-4 Does Not Float Speaker: Timothy Shotwell Retired Master Sergeant Timothy Shotwell served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for over 30 years, serving from the Vietnam War to the Global War on Terrorism. He will share many tales, some amusing, some not so amusing relating to his military experiences. The presentation will last […]
Vancouver, WA Wednesday-Sunday May 3-7, 2017 Hilton Hotel Military History Conference in Vancouver May 3 - 7, 2017 As many people from Vancouver know, the Vancouver Barracks was established in 1849, when Washington and Oregon were the Old West; this was a generation before people called Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado the Old West. It […]
On May 9th the VBMA will unveil the M1917 Ambulance that they have been working to recreate on a Model-T Chassis. The unveiling will be at the Marshall House in Vancouver Washington. Click here to read the Columbian newspaper article about the project.
Please join the Community Military Appreciation Committee and Waste Connections at Vancouver’s Memorial Day Observance, hosted by the National Park Service and the City of Vancouver. Sponsored by Waste Connections. The event will take place at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Main Gazebo on the Parade Ground south of the Marshall House. You can […]
The Other Spanish American War Speaker: James Moody Many people associate the Spanish American War with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charging up San Juan Hill, in Cuba. Fewer people know that the Spanish American War was fought in the Western Pacific, in places like Guam, and the Philippines. Local historian James Moody knows […]