Upcoming Vietnam War Talks – Veterans’ Experiences and History

February 22: Lou Marucheau, a former Swift Boat officer in the U.S. Navy, will discuss his Vietnam tour (1969–1970) in the Mekong Delta, highlighting the transition of U.S. naval forces to the South Vietnamese Navy.

March 8: Stuart Goldstein, a former Fleet Marine Medic, will share his experiences supporting a Vietnamese hospital in Hoi An through a powerful video essay with images and music from the era.

March 15: Matt Ake, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, will present a historical overview of Vietnam to set the stage for the March Vietnam War Symposium.

These talks are part of the 2025 Coffee and Conversation series, focusing on Vietnam veterans

Due to the extension of the train display, Matt’s talk was rescheduled for February 8th. Thanks to all for understanding and being flexible.

Exciting news! The Train display has been extended until February 15th.

We are pleased to announce the following dates have been added to our ticket schedule.

The week of the 3rd:

Tuesday, Feb. 4th, Thursday, Feb 6th, and Saturday, Feb 8th.

The week of the 10th:

Tuesday, Feb. 11th, Thursday, Feb 13th, and Saturday, Feb 15th.

Stop by 10 am – 2 pm (Tues & Thurs) and 9 am – 3 pm (Sat.)

Give a special thank you to Bear & The Colorado Toy Train Foundation for extending this lovely event.

Check out the new Model Train exhibit at the Museum starting Thursday, Jan. 28th. It won’t be ‘in the station’ for long, so be sure to come soon. Presented in partnership with the Colorado Toy Train Foundation.

January 28th, 30th, and February 1st.

Stop by 10 am – 2 pm (Tues & Thurs) and 9 am – 3 pm (Sat.)

Saturday, Jan. 11 will be the Museum’s Annual Meeting from 9am – 11am. Celebrate our great year in 2024 and look forward to 2025 as you learn about the Museum’s plans for the future. We’ll see you there!

Happy Holidays to all! The Museum will close to the public at noon on Dec. 21 and will be closed for the holidays until Thursday, January 2. Here’s to a great 2024 and we’ll see you in 2025!

7 December – In commemoration of the 83rd Anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a special presentation will tell the story of battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) and two local residents, Albert (Pete) Peterson and Donald Seibold who served on the battleship. Pete was on the battleship when
it was sunk at Pearl Harbor, and Don joined the ship for its return to service at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
(Philippines), continuing to the end of the war. We will have the daughters of both Pete and Don join us to talk about their fathers. Be there at 10am!

It’s that time of year! Bring your donations for Christmas Stockings for Veterans to the Broomfield Veterans Museum (12 Garden Center) prior to Dec. 7. Donation ideas include individually wrapped candies, snacks, puzzle books, games, and socks and other small clothing items. Coordinated by Broomfield American Legion Post 58, Beth Skinner Realty, and Broomfield Veteran Support Alliance.

This Saturday, 23 November – Don Cygan and Mike Fellows will give a talk highlighting the upcoming 80th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge on 16 December 1944. Focus of their talk will tell the story of how determined resistance by a platoon of Infantry, in the 99th Division, and scattered combat engineers of the 291st and 51st Engineer battalions thwarted quick German access to key roads and bridges to the northwest which they counted on for success.

This Saturday, 9 November at 10am– Tyler Brownell is a recent graduate with double Master Degrees in International War Studies. His Master’s dissertation was on the subject of Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union during the Second World War. More than just an aid program, Lend-Lease was an instrumental factor in Allied victory on every front, and even had impacts thousands of miles from the frontlines, and which lasted decades after the war ended.

This Saturday, October 26 at 10am, Flint Whitlock will give a special talk about the German invasion of Poland which touched off the European phase of WWII. On 1 September 1939, Germany attacked with an overwhelming force of 1.5 million German troops. Museum volunteer and award-winning author, Flint will present a program that explores little-known aspects of this history-changing event. He will also talk about his visit last month to Poland and some of the sites associated with the war. Don Cygan, also a museum volunteer and author, will add his observations from his recent trip to Poland.