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CA -- San Diego -- Balboa Park -- Veterans Museum & Memorial Center:

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Description of Subject Matter: Throughout the past century thousands of military personnel have come to San Diego, lived here - trained here - and departed from here to do their duty all over the world. For the thousands who shipped out from here and the thousands who lost their lives, one of the last views of the "good old USA" was the rise of "Inspiration Point" in the backdrop of San Diego.

The San Diego community, which includes over 340,000 veterans and active duty personnel, is proud of its city and its history. It is a conscientious community that continually seeks to improve its urban amenities, civic institutions, services and the quality of life, particularly in education and cultural areas. During the World War I era San Diego became renowned as a great "Navy Town." San Diego's reputation and position remains a dominant feature with the Navy and Marine Corps with countess numbers of men and women who served their country and passed through these portals for parts all over the world. With the large presence of both the Navy and Marine Corps in San Diego, Moreover, United States and allied Veterans from all services, eras, wars and conflicts agree that the region's military heritage makes it a uniquely attractive place, whether to visit or live there.

The Veterans Memorial Garden concept was originally published in the July 1999 issue of the Veterans Journal. It was impressive and was enthusiastically received by veterans throughout San Diego. On November 17, 1999, a Veterans' Memorial Park committee was established to prepare a conceptual proposal for a Veterans Memorial Garden to honor all men and women who served in the U. S. Armed Forces, Coast Guard and Wartime Merchant Marine. In 2002, Mayor Dick Murphy and Councilwoman Toni Atkins were able to get a substantial grant from the State of California's Bond Issue supporting Parks and Wetlands for Balboa Park. From this grant a portion was set aside to fund the Veteran's Memorial Garden Project located at Inspiration Point in Balb ...More...
Wikipedia Description: Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
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The Veterans Museum and Memorial Center is a museum located in historic Balboa Park of San Diego, California. Founded in 1989, it is dedicated to create, maintain, and operate an institution to honor and perpetuate the memories of all men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. The museum currently resides in the former Chapel of the Old Balboa Naval Hospital.
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2008 photos: Equipment this year: I was using three cameras -- the Fuji S9000 and the Canon Rebel Xti from last year, and a new camera, the Fuji S100fs. The first two cameras had their pluses and minuses and I really didn't have a single camera that I thought I could use for just about everything. But I loved the S100fs and used it almost exclusively this year. Trips this year: (1) Civil War Preservation Trust annual conference in Springfield, Missouri , (2) a week in New York, (3) a week in San Diego for the Comic-Con, (4) a driving trip to St. Louis, and (5) a visit to dad and Dixie's in Asheville, North Carolina. Ego strokes: A picture I'd taken last year during a Friends of the Homeless event was published in USA Today with a photo credit and everything! I became a volunteer photographer with the AFI/Silver theater. Number of photos taken this year: 330,000.
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