How to Observe Memorial Day During the Pandemic

On Memorial Day in 2019, visitors browsed the solemn exhibits of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu surrounded by 2,390 six-by-eight-inch U.S. flags, each tagged with the name and duty assignment of a person who died in the attack that prompted the United States’ entry into World War II. Last year, visitors could only…

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Blue Star Museums to Offer Free Admission to U.S. Military Personnel

The Bayou Teche Museum continues its membership as a Blue Star Museum, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2021 program began on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, and will end on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Free admission is available for those in…

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Johnson County Museum offering free admission to military members this summer

This summer the Johnson County Museum will offer free admission to active members of the military and their families through the Blue Star Museums program. The Johnson County Museum has partnered with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and the National Endowment for the Arts to make museums more accessible to members of the military and their families. The program…

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Artesian Alliance to participate Blue Star Museum summer program

Artesian Alliance members Chehaw Park & Zoo, the Flint RiverQuarium, and Thronateeska Heritage Center are joining museums nationwide as participants in the return of the Blue Star Museums program for summer 2021. The program provides free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day (May 15) through Labor Day…

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The Ringling Named a 2021 Blue Star Museum

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art announced it will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2021 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 15, 2021, and end on Labor Day,…

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July 2020 Newsletter

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Jolly Time Helps Troops This Summer We’re honored to be selected by Jolly Time Pop Corn as a beneficiary of its “Help Our Troops” campaign! Show your support by voting for Blue Star Families here and purchasing a Jolly Time Pop Corn “Help Our Troops” Blast O Butter 3-pack next time you shop at your…

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Blue Star Families Volunteer Opportunities That Fit Your Schedule

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Some of the busiest people we know are our volunteers. They’re parents, service members, realtors, HR professionals, students, community members, veterans, business professionals, and hospital employees. And many of them supervise homework, lead scout troops, and have fur babies they’re responsible for, too! Why are we sharing this with you? Well, because we want you…

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