02/20/11
Spaghetti Dinner
Saturday February 26, 2011
4pm till 7pm
Cost $5 per plate
Kids under 5 eat free
Oscoda Eagles 4237
6685 US Highway 23
Oscoda, MI 48750
Help build the Veterans Memorial Park
Dinner includes: Spaghetti with meat sauce, Tossed Salad, Rolls, and Dessert.
02/20/11
Classic Car Show Cancelled
True Colors Classic Car is cancelled for 2011 due to non profitability.
02/20/11
Pentagon Monument
We hope to begin construction on the Pentagon Monument in summer 2011.
09/11/10
Contact Phone
We have had a phone installed at the visitor center. Be sure to call for further information on up and coming events.
989-569-3188
09/09/10
Credit Card Accepted Soon
We will soon be able to accept credit cards at our events and vistor center.
01/24/10
Video interview tells about park history & future.
Produced by Videographer Kenneth Crim and featuring an interview with Rose Mary Nentwig which tells of the Wurtsmith Air Force Base history and the formation of the Veterans Memorial Park of Northeast Michigan and it's future project.
11/17/09
Pentagon Service Moument Update
As many know we had a ceremonial Groundbreaking performed by Honored Veterans for the Pentagon Service Monument as part of the service and activities at the Park on Memorial Day 2009.
The Monument is our first major construction project and structure. The construction site has been surveyed, and the 5 corners of the base pad have been set and pinned. Initial blueprints have been developed and approved, construction blueprints and specifications are being developed, and coordination with potential material, equipment, labor contributors and paid for contractors and vendors is ongoing. In short, there has been a lot of preliminary work required with a project of this magnitude.
Memorial Blocks, which will make up the 5 walls of the Monument have gone on sale; a fair number have been purchased already along with a large number of commitments to purchase in 2010. Although we had hoped to start physical construction in mid 2009, due to timing, commitments, and coordination of all the parties involved with this construction project, it is now a fact that actual construction will not begin until late April, 2010. The VMPNEM Board encourages and welcomes all offers of volunteer labor, materials, and equipment, or any other support or ideas you might provide for this undertaking, please contact us anytime.
11/16/09
Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall Announcement
The VMPNEM is excited to announce that planning is already in progress to have the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall on display again in summer 2010, 5 years after its initial appearance in Oscoda during July 2005. It has been decided that for logistical purposes, the Wall will be sited in the same location as 2005, in front of the Wurtsmith Air Museum. The exact dates are not know yet, but are expected to be confirmed in January. Planning and organizational activities will be ongoing, and a call for volunteers and support will be made about 2 months before its scheduled appearance.
08/10/09
Veterans Memorial Park - Revised Blue Print
Revised Park Blue
Click here for larger version
08/7/09
Conceptual Sketch of the park from within the The Pentagon Service Monument
We managed to locate a local artist that was willing to take on the task of creating a Conceptual Sketch of the park from within the The Pentagon Service Monument. The artist known as AJ did and excellent job at rendering a view from within The Pentagon Service Monument. Memorial Day, May 25th, 2009 is the ground breaking ceremony for The Pentagon Service Monument come join us for all the festivities. For a larger view of the sketch ...
Challenge Coin
The popularity of challenge coins are stretching past the military. NASCAR, the NFL and World Series of Poker all have their own challenge coins. They are also becoming extremely popular with Police Departments, Fire Departments and Fraternal organizations.
Our challenge coin represents the Veterans Memorial Park of Northeast Michigan's motto
"Preserving the honor of those who served and sacrificed for our freedom"
Our challenge coin also serves as a method to raise funds for our many projects and monuments being constructed now and in the future. For a donation of $10 you will receive one of our fine collector challenge coins.
Official Apparel
Get your official VMPNEM apparel today!
Our navy blue polo embroidered with the park logo for only a $25 donation.
Our navy blue t-shirt has the word "Patriot" across the back and the park logo on the front for only a $15 donation.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2011
Memorial day ceremony May 30
Military Vehicle Show June 24,25,26 Yankee Air Museum
2011 VISITORS CENTER SCHEDULE
New Phone Number 989-569-3188 (Does have an answering machine)
2011 Vistors Schedule
Memorial day ceremony May 30
The Pentagon Service Monument
The Pentagon Service Monument is the centerpiece structure for the Veterans Memorial Park of Northeast Michigan located in Oscoda. The Monument is an opportunity to publicly and respectfully recognize those individuals who have honorably served in any of the five United States Armed Services. The official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the structure is planned for Memorial Day, May 25, 2009 and construction will commence shortly afterward.
...Block request form and instruction (printable PDF).
Below are sample blocks of some of the materials we are considering.
