Military History Talk

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

The Medal of Honor & the Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery Speaker: Major (retired) Jefferson Davis Presented by the Vancouver Barracks Military Association Since it was created in 1861, fewer than […]

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Rose Festival Court visit

Pearson Field Education Center 201A East Reserve Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

Today, Saturday, June 2, the Rose Festival Princesses make their 13th annual visit to Pearson Field Education Center. Visitation is from 1:30pm - 3:30pm.

Military History Talk

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

African American Contributions to the Civilian Conservation Corps Speaker: Dr. Donna Sinclair Presented by the Vancouver Barracks Military Association From 1932 until 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC was one […]

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Girls in Aviation Day

Pearson Field Education Center 201A East Reserve Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

On October 13, 2018, Women in Aviation International chapters around the world will bring all of the passion, exploration, learning, and excitement of aviation and aerospace right to you. Across the […]

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Buffalo Soldiers at the Vancouver Barracks

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

In the late 1890s, and in World War II, African American soldiers, sometimes called Buffalo Soldiers served at the Vancouver Barracks. Mr. Wilson Keller, who is working on his Boy […]

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The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Vancouver Barracks District

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

When most people think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, they imagine thousands of young men carrying shovels, axes, and saws throughout the woodlands of the United States. While […]

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Predator: A Marine Corps Tank Company in Operation Desert Storm

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

B Company, 4th Tank Battalion, a Marine Corps Reserve Company was activated in December of 1990 to serve in Operation Desert Storm after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in […]

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The Portland Metro Area Response Plan in World War II

The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

When the United States entered World War II, it was the first time since the War of 1812 that the United States government and civilians feared a full-scale enemy invasion. […]

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