The Mighty Mo is Back!

Following a three-month, $18 million makeover, the USS Missouri returned to her old berth in Pearl Harbor looking shipshape and seemingly brand new.
With a new deck, clean underbelly and fresh coat of paint, the USS Missouri is currently back open to visitors as of January 15, 2010. She was in dry dock for a little under a month, hiding in Pearl Harbor where she was restored and brought back to life more beautiful than before.
BAE Systems is the company that did the preservation and restoration work while in drydock, and during a VIP ceremony  U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye announced that the USS Missouri will "stand as a memorial for generations to come to remember what the men in women in World War II did."
You can visit the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor by purchasing tickets at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center (currently located at the USS Bowfin Submarine Park) and catching a trolley across the Ford Island Bridge to where she is tethered to Pier Foxtrot-5 right along the USS Arizona Memorial.
Visit the USS Missouri's website at The Battleship Missouri Memorial

It's been a while, but were back!

With the recent holiday season coming to an end the Home of the Brave Hawaii Victory Tour has been hard at work in the museum and on the tour! Here are a few highlights and news from within the company...

We recently acquired some brand new display cases that will be featured in the Victory Club very soon! We have some wonderful vintage memorabilia and other items that we can finally share in the museum...I'll be sure to include the final content when we finish them up and place them into the Museum!

We have been working on another project for our museum as well as for the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center's giftshop-here are a few concept shots of the Victory Garden Apron we are currently making...hopefully we can revive the Victory Gardens that were popular back in the 1940's!

Finally, we were excited to meet the 2008 United States Army "Soldier of the Year" Spc. David Obray, a Construction Equipment Repair Specialist, with the 492nd Engineer Company, 414th Engineer Command in Mankato, Minnesota.

David and his family joined us on our Home of the Brave Victory Tour in December and shared his stories with us throughout the day. When asked about how he felt about being the Soldier of the year, he responded "The Best Warrior is the personified Strength of the Nation. The title represents the entire United States Army and shows the proficiency of all Soldiers and NCOs (Noncommissioned Officers). It was a great honor to be selected." Here is a photo of David during the competition as well!