Veterans Memorial Museum Foundation

11/01/2026

The Museum gave out about 1500 sweets to hundreds of little people on Halloween Eve, we tried to resist but the little Dairy Cow was too much...we had to surrender to their little hearts...

We are blessed to live in Germantown Ohio, and to be able to participate in this event, where kids get to be kids...

With the amount of sweets being consumed, a pediatric dental practice would do well here!

10/31/2026

Friday morning the Museum was attacked by a large group of small monsters, pumpkins, action heroes, fairies, elves, rogue policeman, ghosts and other terrors. The leader of this group seemed to be some sort of monsterous frog, assisted by larger, almost adult sized instigators. Also noted was a mysterious and bizarre, dark cloaked figure, menacingly spotted in the shadows.

The Museum staff elected to offer up candy in lieu of a long suffering siege. The "Thundering Herd" were last seen moving northwest toward their lair at LOVE is a HUG Daycare. We had received information that after ravaging other targets, including City Hall, the "Herd" were resting and preparing for another attack, Saturday evening, with hundreds of reinforcements.

Stay strong Germantown, Prepare!

10/25/2026

The Museum was visited by this amazing young woman, AUBREY HEADON of Rochelle, Illinois, accompanied by her parents.

AUBREY is the President and Curator of the ROCHELLE AREA MILITARY MUSEUM (a legitimate 501c3 Non-Profit) housing the stories and artifacts of US Armed Services Men and Women. The Museum is in the initial stages of formally opening to the public, to provide a platform for educational and memorial tributes to the Armed Forces, and will fill a Museum void in that region of Illinois.

AUBREY is intensely motivated by her own Grandfather's service in the US Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War, and not only is she greatly interested in preserving American History for future generations, she has an impressive background.

AUBREY possesses a Masters of Military History degree from the prestigious "Citadel".

Based on AUBREY's , dedication, background and drive, we suspect we will be hearing great things soon, from the Rochelle Illinois area, about this up and coming Museum.

We suspect the community will realize what a cultural gem they possess, and rally to support this positive addition to to the town and region.

Lastly, AUBREY, wrote a significant book "FORGOTTEN FIRE" detailing the stories of Marine AMTRAC Veterans during Viet Nam.

All this by the age of 25! Good Luck AUBREY, keep the flame burning!

10/22/2026

Recently the Curator was introduced to MARILOU FEENSTRA BREWSTER, an amazing woman with an extraordinary history. MARILOU is a retired Centerville Schools French and German Teacher. She was born in Amsterdam, Holland during the dark days of WWII, during the N**i Germany occupation of her country.

MARILOU's Parents were both Dentists and active in a Dutch Resistance Cell, helping with organizing, forging and delivering forged Identification papers to help Dutch Jewish citizens avoid German persecution, arrest and transport to Concentration Camps. On one occasion, while MARILOU was still in her Mother MARGARTH's womb (born two weeks later), her Mother was stopped by the SS, questioned and released. Amazingly, the Soldiers did not find the forged documents she was carrying.

Shortly after MARILOU was born, her Father JOHANNAS was arrested by the SS, and sent to Ammersfort Concentration Camp in Holland, and then transferred to Sachenhausen Concentration Camp, north of Berlin, Germany.
Her Father was then transferred to a SS Work Commando, and forced to recover unexploded Allied aerial bombs, throughout Berlin.

Back in Holland, MARILOU's Mother frequently petitioned the SS to release her Father. After some time, she was able to bribe an Official which resulted in the release of her Father in 1943. While under German occupation for the duration of the War, the family were under constant inspections, searches and interviews by the SS and Police...

After surviving WWII, the family moved to the former Dutch East Indies and survived the guerilla movements and fighting, before being forcibly being expelled from the country. In 1955, the family arrived in the United States of America...

Thank you MARILOU for sharing this story of the indominability of the human spirit, and attesting to the oppression and misery that average freedom loving people, were forced to endure under the N**i tyranny.

10/20/2026

The Museum welcomed a group of former "First Responders" to the Museum. These men and women are retired members of the Middletown Ohio Division of Police. They are former Patrol Officers, Sergeants, Lieutenants, General Assignment Detectives, Evidence Technicians, Special Response Team members, Narcotics Detectives, Juvenile Detectives, K-9 Officers, Crime Scene Identification Detectives, Polygraphists, and even a former Chief of Police. They represent cumulatively hundreds of years of Policing. Some are also Veterans of the US Armed Forces and former Military Law Enforcement.

In the United States of America, the US Military protects our Nation, it's interests and Allies. With few exceptions (there are very few) it's operational emphasis is on the border and overseas. Back home within our country (with some overseas exceptions), Federal, State and Local agencies protect our people from crime and domestic terrorism. Since the advent of Policing in America, almost 250 years ago, much has changed within our country: laws, morality and virtue, religion, family units, standards of living, urbanization, civility, technology, societal expectations, and other variables.

Policing has also changed dramatically, to adapt to these changes. Most Police Officers would agree that in the 1960's the marked increase in the availability and usage of illegal drugs, negatively changed the face of crime in America. Violence and property crimes are disproportinately related to the illegal narcotics activity. The resultant formation of violent criminal gangs and drug cartels (yes, they are in our country), as well as the constant increase in the lethality of the drugs, created a need for progressive, decisive and proactive Police practices.

One thing that hasn't changed: driven, dedicated and brave Police Officers are still needed to protect our people and the very structure of our society. Today the Police and Law Enforcement Agencies of this country are under siege like never before. They are second guessed, marginalized, mocked, and attacked both verbally and physically. The basic respect they deserve for the difficult job they do is often not afforded, yet they still serve our society.

Today we honor the men and women of our America's Law Enforcement. They are always on call, and ready to respond.

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

Museum teenage (younger end) Volunteers RYDER and CRUZE, have been helping a local US Army Veteran of the 1st Air Cavalry Division, Viet Nam War; LEE ACKERMAN, move some heavy boxes at his house.

Selfless Service can take many forms...

10/05/2026

10/04/2026

One of the benefits the VMMF has gained over the years, has been the ability to recruit young Volunteers of middle to high school-age, to help care for the hallowed contents of the building, by performing a myriad of tasks. In return, we hope they develop character, a work ethic and discipline, as well as the important virtue of selfless service. Further, they learn an appreciation about the proud history of the United States Armed Forces, and the sacrifices of the individual service men and women.

Upon graduation from High School, the Volunteers have moved on to began their adult lives. Many entered the US Military, including Army Cavalry Scouts, Engineers, Tankers and Infantrymen. One Volunteer joined the US Coast Guard and is on a maritime Special Response Team, battling drug threats in the Caribbean, while his brother, a Miami University, Air Force ROTC Scholarship graduate is now a Major in the United States Space Force.

Other Volunteers have attended College or Technical School. Some are Machinists, EMTs, Engineers or soon to be Ph D Scientists (working in aeronautical research and development).

Additional Volunteers have secured stable jobs, raised families and gave back to their communuties.

A couple of our young Volunteers, have even obtained their pilots certifications.

On a beautiful, clear and chilly saturday morning, ten years after he started as a shy and quiet VMMF Volunteer, DENNIS now a young man, piloted a vintage 1950 Aeronca Airplane (65 HP), made primarily out of canvas and wood, around the countryside of Southwest Ohio, primarily between Waynesville and Germantown.

The Museum Curator had the pleasure to tag along, sitting behind DENNIS the Pilot, to observe the calm and professional skills he applied to effect a safe and beautiful flight. From taking off on the grass field, through orbiting around Germantown, (the Museum included) to the return landing, it was a smooth and relaxing trip. The flight brought back a plethora of memories of flying low over the countryside in Army and Air Force Aircraft, and the exhilarating effect it has on ones spirit.

Thank you DENNIS, you make the Museum proud, and good luck on all your endeavors.