[bc_video video_id=”5792641567001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] More than 70 years ago, World War II veteran Nick Heurta fought in the South Pacific. On his 91st birthday, Huerta was honored at the Palm Springs Air Museum where he was brought face to face with the same model airplane he used to serve his country. Navy Seaman First Class […]
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Palm Springs, CA In celebration of "National Wear Red Day" the American Heart Association kicked off its "two weeks of red" campaign with a little music and dancing at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The American Heart Association along with Hot Purple Energy held the free event to raise awareness for women’s heart health. Everyone at […]
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PALM SPRINGS, Ca. Pieces of shiny metal, carefully lined up in rows are on display at the Palm Springs Air Museum. They’re bracelets. They’re not made of gold or adorned with jewels but inscribed with names that makes them priceless. Americans once wore them with pride … "The P.O.W. / M.I.A bracelets that people wore in the […]
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Palm Springs, CA Three thousand red and white carnations fell from a B-25 bomber at the Palm Springs Air Museum to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our country. "It represents the white and red carnations for the veterans who lost their lives. So it’s very emotional," explained Larry Scarpa, who makes sure […]
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Palm Springs, CA On the 75th anniversary of the 1942 Doolittle Raids, the Palm Springs Air Museum hosted a special flight to honor the date. On April 18th, 1942, 16 B-25 Bombers took off from USS Hornet to attack the Japanese Homeland. The attack led to victory at Midway a few weeks later. Tuesday afternoon, a B-25 […]
