On Feb. 14 at 10am, Bob Bird, who worked with the famous “Skunk works”, will present the development of stealth aircraft leading up to the design of Lockheed’s F-117 “Nighthawk.”

On January 24 at 10am, Veterans Museum volunteer and former President Mike Fellows will give a presentation on his father’s service on the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gwin during the war in the Pacific. The USS Gwin was awarded five battle stars and saw extensive combat in the Solomon Islands during World War II.

This coming January 10 at 10am, Bruce Kirschner will discuss his father’s service as a Mess Sergeant in the U.S. Army’s Fourth Infantry (Ivy) Division, the first Allied unit to land on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Arthur Kirschner went into the Army nearly a year before Pearl Harbor and served until the war’s end in Europe. His participation included the Ivy Division’s liberation of Paris, the Hurtgen Forest campaign, and the Battle of the Bulge.

The much-loved program Coffee & Conversation is coming back strong in 2026. Happening on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month at 10am in the Museum’s Presentation room, these programs are a chance to hear first-hand stories from veterans, family members of veterans, authors, and scholars about all manner of topics pertaining to war, the US military, and veterans. Please check out the page https://broomfieldveterans.org/coffeeandconversation/ to see the full listing of all C & C programs from January through March 2026.

The Veterans Museum will be closed to the public for the holidays between Dec. 24 – January 2, reopening on January 3, 2026. Note also that the Museum is closing on Dec. 20 at noon for a volunteer appreciation event. We hope you have a blessed end to 2025 and we will look forward to an amazing 2026. See you in the New Year!

On December 13 at 10am Flint Whitlock will give a presentation on the war crimes trials of the defeated Nazi leaders at Nuremberg, Germany, (November 1945 – October 1946). His talk will correspond with the recent release of the movie Nuremberg, by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Coming up on November 22 at 10am—– Jim Groh is a U.S. Air Force veteran. He has been a long-time volunteer and former board member at the museum. He will give a talk on the tragic sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The cruiser carried the atomic bomb to Tinian Island and was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945 with a tremendous loss of life.

This coming Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11am will be the Annual Broomfield Veterans Day Ceremony hosted by the Veterans Museum in our parking lot at 12 Garden Center. Featuring music, speeches, and historical reenactors, this event is a rousing way to honor those who served our country in the military. Retired Master Chief Paul J. Leitz is the featured speaker this year. Music will be provided by Mile High Fife & Drum, Broomfield Civic Chorus, and Rocky Mountain Brassworks.

On Saturday, November 8 at 10am, come to the Museum to listen to Lt. Col. Charles Parke. Parke is a retired U.S. Army doctor who had a long and extensive career in both the medical corps. Charles served in the 5502 Service Hospital (USAR) and provided medical support for Operations Desert Storm and Joint Endeavor (Bosnia). He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2002 and served for many years as a civilian doctor.

On Oct. 14, 2025, volunteers and folks from the Broomfield Veterans Museum attended the Colorado Aviation Historical Society Hall of Fame ceremony and honored heroes like James Harvey III, Bill Standerfer, and Willie Daniels II. Check out the photos from the event below.