Join us on April 15, 2023 at St. Charles County Regional Airport (Smartt Field).  Hundreds of classic cars in all categories.  No admission fee.  Award winning BBQ served by Vets Rolling Smoke BBQ.  Gates open at 7:00 AM. Click on the pdf to download the flyer: FLY...

On this day, 29 March, U.S. troops leave Vietnam. Many served their country just as their father had…. Many served because that’s what American men do… They believed in our country and principles…. They never shirked their duty… They fought heroically… They lost...

Veteran Healing Gardens There’s a touch of spring in the air the last few days.  OR IT MAY BE US HERE AT THE MUSEUM WISHFUL THINKING. The St. Charles County Veterans Museum has a handful of gardens available once again in 2023 for adoption.  Most are partial, morning...

Welcome to the Museum, Mark Sloan We had the pleasure of providing a tour to Mark Sloan.  Mark is a long-time St. Peters resident, a Korean War Veteran, and FIVE-TIME Purple Heart recipient.  Our Korean War Era Veterans and volunteers Art Minor (Air Force) and Chris...

Veterans Needed for Our Veterans History Project The museum is seeking veterans for our “Interview with Veterans” project.  Using local high school students as interviewers, we record the story of our veterans and submit them to the Library of Congress in Washington...

Ralph Must Be Watching Over Us!  MUSEUM REOPENING SOON!  Not many folks realize we had two floods affecting the museum in 2022.  Flood number one happened on July 26th when our community experienced fourteen inches of rainfall.  Our offsite storage facility flooded...

Reopening This Week! Museum repairs are now complete.   We've added a number of new exhibits and artifacts including a special relic direct from Pearl Harbor.  We'll reopen this week.  Due to a shortage of volunteers, we are limiting our spring hours to Friday and...

Thank You Volunteers and Jaycees!   Thanks to our amazing group of volunteers and the St. Charles Jaycees for their help on Saturday.  The museum had two “flood events” in 2022.  The first was in July when O’Fallon was soaked with 14 inches of rain.  Our artifact...

Dogs For Our Brave Last night, recording our podcast we met a special team from Dogs for Our Brave.  They are located here in St. Louis in - wait for it, - “Dogtown.”  Their mission is unique in that they provide professionally trained service dogs at NO COST to...

World War II Hero Tells His Story!   Paul “Bud” Haedike is a World War II veteran who flew 23 missions as a bombardier on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Bud and the crew were shot down on his first mission. Bud shared his exciting story with our museum guests on December...

Veterans Wanted!   We are looking for Veterans to share their story in our Interview with Heroes – Our Veterans project.  For this project, local high school sophomores, juniors and seniors will interview our veterans.  The interview will be video recorded and sent to...

Vet Shed Completed!   Thank you to Vogel and Scott Lee Heating and Cooling for installing the gutters on our “Vet Shed.”  TODAY, we can officially call the shed done!   The project was started by Vision St. Charles County Leadership Class.  The Vet Shed was built with...

In the midst of the Great War, on Christmas Eve, German and British troops sang Christmas carols to each other across the lines.  There were reports that Allied soldiers even heard brass bands joining the joyous singing. At the first light of dawn on Christmas Day,...

  Remembering Local Men Killed at Pearl Harbor This year marks the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  It is estimated there are fewer than 1200 Pearl Harbor survivors alive.  The attack killed 2,403 service members and wounded 1,178 more. Six U.S....

Thank You O'Fallon Firefighters Community Outreach Recently, the O’Fallon Firefighters Community Outreach team agreed to sponsor our Interview with Heroes – Our Veterans program for 2023.  The Outreach team provides fundraising, donations and manpower to citizens and...

National POW/MIA Remembrance Day 16-SEP 2022 The United States National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year. In 2021, the Day of Recognition is observed today 17-SEPTEMBER. Americans take the time to...

Veterans and Athletes United Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall The Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall, a special exhibit by the St. Charles County Veterans Museum, is closing on Monday morning August 29th. Click on this link to view the memorial. wall ending - SD 480p Though the...

Tonight, the museum is illuminated in purple to honor our servicemen wounded or killed in action while serving our country.  Purple Heart Day, observed on August 7th, is a time for Americans to pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who were either...

Honoring Our Korean War Veterans On Sunday, July 31st, the museum honored our Korean War Veterans.  Before the ceremony began, the audience was entertained with wonderful patriotic music by the After Hours Community Band.   Our Master of Ceremonies was Chris...

Welcome Twin Oaks Residents The museum was pleased to welcome 14 residents from Twin Oaks Senior Living in O’Fallon MO today. Many thanks to Ashley and Kaitlin for bringing these fine folks to visit us. We enjoyed meeting all of you and hope to see you again!  Group...

An American Hero It was an honor to visit with Sandi Rimpson the other day.  Sandi is the niece of one of our heroes in the museum.  Her uncle was Wilford N. “Rippy” Dixson.  Rippy was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.  His...

U.S.S Plunkett.  The Unsinkable Destroyer of WWII Today, three generations of family members of James Dale Feltz visited the museum to see his display. Jim served on the U.S.S. Plunkett (DD-431) in the Mediterranean during World War II. The Plunkett, a Gleaves Class...

New Purple Heart City in Our County Cottleville Missouri was recently designated as a "Purple Heart City" by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Missouri Chapter 125. The Cottleville City Council, at its May 18th meeting, announced and declared Cottleville a...

On July Fourth, the museum took part in the Heritage and Freedom Festival parade in O'Fallon. We live in a wonderful community, and it was heartwarming to see how our neighbors love and appreciate the sacrifices of our veterans.  We won 1st Place for Most Patriotic...

Today the museum hosted the Show Me Mustang Club. The Mustang has been an icon since it was first produced in 1964.  Today, dozens of these beautiful American Muscle Cars paraded into our lot and filled the corral at the museum.  They are as beautiful under the hood...

The Show-Me Mustang Club will return to the St. Charles County Veterans Museum on Saturday 25-JUN 2022.  Free admission to the Museum and the display.  The event includes children’s activities.  The Museum will serve grilled items such as hot dogs, brats, and burgers...

On June 3rd, 1969, 53 years ago the destroyer U.S.S Frank E. Evans was participating in SEATO war games in the South China Sea.  Just days before, the Evans and her crew earned two Vietnam Service Medals on the “gun line” supporting ground troops in South Vietnam. On...

On Memorial Day we take time to honor and remember the fallen.  By telling their stories and remembering them, we honor them.  Say a prayer this Memorial Day to thank the fallen that gave their life, for your freedom. [video width="1280" height="720"...

Thank you to the Mayors of St. Charles County for hosting the Mayors’ Ball in April.  We live in a generous community led by amazing leaders.  The museum was selected to be a beneficiary of the charity event and the other day we received a significant donation.  Our...

Many thanks to Central States Manufacturing of St. Peters and their Community Outreach Program.  Their help at our Corvette Show on Saturday was greatly appreciated.  At a time when the museum is struggling to find volunteers, Mike, A.J., David, and Jason saved the...

On this day on 29-APR 1945, Dachau was liberated by U.S. Troops.  Dachau, was the first concentration camp built by Nazi Germany, opening on 22-MAR 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler's political opponents which consisted of communists, social...