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Monday 10am - 3pm Tuesday 10am - 3pm Wednesday 10am - 3pm Thursday 10am - 3pm

The Pottawatomie County Veterans Educational Museum

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The goal of the Pottawatomie County Veterans
Educational Museum is to show and educate our youth and the general public that freedom is not free. only.

Open M-TH 10am-3pm
Friday and Saturday by appt.

10/30/2026

The Veterans Day ceremony will be on November 11th at 11:00 at Veterans Memorial Park. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

10/09/2026

It was a wonderful day at The Pottawatomie County Veterans Educational Museum.
Fred Turner presented a short documentary about his uncle, Corporal Harold L Turner. Corporal Turner was a Medal of Honor Recipient that served in WWI.

Corporal Harold Leo Turner

Harold Leo Turner was a World War I soldier from Oklahoma who served in the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division (Texas–Oklahoma), American Expeditionary Forces. He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard before the regiment was formed.

This is an extraordinary story.

On October 8, 1918, during the fighting near St. Étienne, Turner’s platoon was advancing when it came under intense German machine-gun fire.

Turner helped organize a makeshift platoon made up of battalion scouts, runners and Signal Corps personnel. He became the second in command and led them forward despite the heavy fire.

Eventually, the machine-gun fire reduced his group to only four men, who were forced to take shelter.

About 25 yards away, four German machine guns continued firing at them.

When the German guns temporarily shifted their fire, Turner left the cover of his men, fixed his bayonet, and charged the machine-gun position alone.

He succeeded in capturing the German strongpoint, taking approximately 50 German soldiers and four machine guns.

His action removed the machine-gun position that had been preventing his company from advancing.

The official citation describes his conduct as “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty.”

10/05/2026

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Please contact me if your school would like to participate in the food drive for veterans this month. This drive fills food pantries at VFW’s across Oklahoma!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

10/05/2026

🇺🇸THURSDAY at 12 noon….🇺🇸
Fred Turner will present a short documentary about Corporal Harold L Turner. Corporal Turner was a Medal of Honor Recipient that served in WWI. He has an amazing story you don’t want to miss!

Corporal Harold Leo Turner

Harold Leo Turner was a World War I soldier from Oklahoma who served in the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division (Texas–Oklahoma), American Expeditionary Forces. He was a member of the Oklahoma National Guard before the regiment was formed.

This is an extraordinary story.

On October 8, 1918, during the fighting near St. Étienne, Turner’s platoon was advancing when it came under intense German machine-gun fire.

Turner helped organize a makeshift platoon made up of battalion scouts, runners and Signal Corps personnel. He became the second in command and led them forward despite the heavy fire.

Eventually, the machine-gun fire reduced his group to only four men, who were forced to take shelter.

About 25 yards away, four German machine guns continued firing at them.

When the German guns temporarily shifted their fire, Turner left the cover of his men, fixed his bayonet, and charged the machine-gun position alone.

He succeeded in capturing the German strongpoint, taking approximately 50 German soldiers and four machine guns.

His action removed the machine-gun position that had been preventing his company from advancing.

The official citation describes his conduct as “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty.”

10/02/2026

Check out this podcast sharing the amazing story of our very own Doug Warden.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

https://www.facebook.com/share/18C9qFaPqJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Drafted at 19 and sent to Vietnam, Doug Warden rose from private fi...

07/04/2026

TOMORROW at 7am 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

7am….the perfect way to start America’s 250th Birthday!!! It will be nice and cool that early, then stop by a local shop for breakfast!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/17/2026

7am….the perfect way to start America’s 250th Birthday!!! It will be nice and cool that early, then stop by a local shop for breakfast!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/14/2026

Happy FLAG DAY from Shawnee, OK!

06/13/2026

On September 11, 2001, Brigadier General Ben T. Robinson was serving as the Commander of the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base. He held command of the Air Force’s fleet of E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft.

After the attacks began, Robinson’s wing was among the first units tasked by North American Aerospace Defense Command to defend U.S. airspace. Under his command, AWACS aircraft launched within hours and began continuous homeland-defense patrols as part of Operation Noble Eagle.

Robinson later described hearing the phrase “air war over America” for the first time that morning, noting that his wing was suddenly conducting combat air-defense operations over the United States from its home station.

One notable mission that day involved AWACS crews helping coordinate and protect the movements of President George W. Bush as he traveled from Florida to Louisiana, Nebraska, and back to Washington, D.C.

It was an honor to have him speak at the museum. We truly appreciate his dedication and service to our country.

Address

331 N. Broadway
Shawnee, OK
74801

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

+14056956837

Website

http://www.pcvm.org/

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