The “Multiply by Six Million: Portraits and Stories of Holocaust Survivors” traveling exhibition includes 37 dramatic black-and-white gelatin silver portraits by noted photographer Evvy Eisen, accompanied by stories of the subject’s experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust. The exhibition is accompanied by a stunning 24-minute DVD and an album of additional survivor portraits. Interpretive […]
11:30 am - Palm Springs Air Museum Pipe Band performs. 1 PM - Program - Canadian airmen were among the first into action as plans for the Normandy invasion developed. Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadrons belonging to Bomber Command’s No. 6 Group had already been involved for several months in bombing key enemy targets […]
Special operations warfare, unconventional military actions against enemy vulnerabilities that are undertaken by specially designated, selected, trained, equipped, and supported units known as special forces. Some special operations are spectacular direct raids that capture wide publicity, but others are long-term indirect efforts that are never made known. No matter what form it takes, each special […]
Opening Exhibit Reception & Program - A visually arresting and powerful first-person history of one of the defining events of the 20th century through original black and white portraits and personal stories of Holocaust survivors living in California. Critically lauded, the exhibition showcases photographer Evvy Eisen\'s fifteen year-long project working with this unique group of […]
After Field Marshall Montgomery’s MARKET GARDEN Operation turned into a major rout, the Allied armies ground to a halt along the German border due to a lack of supplies. In the fall/winter of 1944, the Germans launched a new offensive on the Western Front in a desperate gamble to turn the tide in the West. […]
A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown, yet compelling, colorful, and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the England-based 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis during the closing months of the fight with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a […]
MASH themed party - Live rock \'n roll music by Anonymous 5; food; no-host bar; families welcome, but anyone age 20 or younger, must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older. MASH era aircraft will be on display. Presented by Lee and Phil Hixon. $49 per person - click here to buy online; $39 […]
Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as \"The Helicopter War\". Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. Helicopter pilots and crews accounted for nearly 10 percent of all the US casualties suffered in Vietnam, with nearly 5,000 killed and an untold number of wounded. Lew […]
This is a detailed account of the heroic effort of Army, Navy, and US Marine pilots in the early days of World War II. Cactus Air Force refers to the ensemble of Allied air power assigned to the island of Guadalcanal from August 1942 until December 1942 during the early stages of the Guadalcanal Campaign, particularly those operating from Henderson Field. Six […]
