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Pacific Aviation Museum of Pearl Harbor
Grand Opening December 7, 2006
The Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian
Island of Oahu will open on December 7, 2006. There will
be a public opening ceremony at 11:00 with VIP guest speakers.
The highly anticipated
Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor
will open to the public on December 7, 2006. Located at Pearl Harbor’s Ford
Island, a National Historic Landmark and the site of our nation’s first
aviation battlefield, the PAM will tell the story of military aviation
in the Pacific during World War II. The first phase of the Museum is
42,442 square feet and located within Hanger 37. Future phases will
be built at Hanger 79 and Hangar 54 and tell additional stories of the
Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War.
"The Pacific Aviation Museum is a significant addition to the Pearl Harbor
Historic Sites -- USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin Memorial Submarine Museum
and the USS Missouri Memorial, we are honored to
be celebrating the Museum’s grand opening on the 65th anniversary of Pearl
Harbor Day," said Allan Palmer, executive director and chief executive
officer of PAM. "We are proud to share the historic stories of men and
women aviators of the Pacific and pay tribute to those whose bravery helped
give us the freedom we enjoy today."
The grand opening ceremony on December 7, 2006 is open to the public. The Pacific Fleet Band
will entertain visitors at 11:00 a.m. and the ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m.
with the presentation of colors by the Air Force Honor Guard followed by
the singing of the National Anthem by Danny Kaleikini, a local legend in
Hawaiian entertainment. Guest speakers at the ceremony include:
Admiral Gary Roughead, Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
The first naval officer to command both classes of Aegis guided
missile ships and current Commander of the Pacific Fleet
since July 2005.
General Chuck Yeager, USAF (Retired)
World War II fighter ace and first man to break the sound barrier.
Captain Wally Schirra, USN (Retired)
One of the original seven
astronauts and the only one to fly in all three manned spaced programs.
Admiral Ronald J. Hays, USN (Retired)
former commander of the U.S.
Pacific Fleet and current chairman of the board of the Museum.
He was a combat aviator and Navy test pilot whose many awards
include the Silver Star (three), Distinguished Flying Cross (seven),
Bronze Star with combat "V" and Air Medal (18).
See also:
Introduction to the Pacific Aviation Museum
Pacific Aviation Museum Grand Opening
USS Arizona Memorial and Museum
USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum
USS Missouri Battleship Tour
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