Veterans Museum Grand Opening in Des Plaines

A new museum is opening in Des Plaines on Saturday, and it is steadily revealing military artifacts from hiding. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2992 will host a grand opening for its new museum, which will include items and information from all branches of the U.S. military, at , at 10 a.m. on Nov. 10. The retirement community is partnering with the VFW post for the project.

Steve Schaefer, one of the organizers of the museum project, stated in an email to Patch that the public’s response had been great.

“People have been excited about putting some of their family military artifacts on display instead of being stored in their closets,” Schaefer stated. “In fact we will be needing to move into a bigger room at this location on the same floor in the near future.”

The museum will be open to the public, and all are welcome to bring items for submission to the grand opening event.

To find out more about donating items to the museum contact:

Dave Murphy: (847) 648-1036

Steve Schaefer: (847) 452-6991

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