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General Patton Museum

THE GENERAL PATTON
MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The General Patton Memorial Museum was established in 1988 to honor all veterans.

Every year for Veterans Day we have a big celebration. All veterans enter free that day and all outside entertainment is free for everyone. We have two rooms of memorabilia. You start with the Civil War and work your way to the Iraqi Freedom. We have on loan from MWD the large map weighing 5 tons, made in the 1920's.

We show a 26 minute movie which talks about desert training, General Patton's life and WWII. There is a tank yard with a Sherman Tank and Stuart - both from WWII and others. The gift shop has many books on Patton. There are T-shirts, hats, mugs, coins, toys, magnets, patches, pins and more.

WEST COAST VIETNAM WALL

This wall will be honoring all veterans who served in Vietnam. To honor all those who served there, we have built the West Coast Vietnam wall at the General Patton Memorial Museum.

Attention Vietnam Veterans - If you served in the military between 1959-1975 then you are a Vietnam Veteran and the General Patton Memorial Museum would like your name etched into the black granite plaques that make up the museum's West Coast Vietnam Wall. The newest addition is the "Defenders of Freedom Wall" for any active military from 9/11/2001 to present.