Locator: 51513DISNEY.
Wow! May and I have been to four "holocaust" museums or sites. One in Germany (Dachau, near Munich); one in Washington, DC; one in Los Angeles; and one in Dallas.
Currently in Dallas. Link here.
How it all started:
When Walt Disney received word that The Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, California, had been converted into an Army anti-aircraft base after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, he and his staff pledged to support the war effort without hesitation, and without profit.
Walt knew that cartoons would be an ideal method for communicating with the American people. This exhibition showcases how The Walt Disney Studios educated the civilian public in an amusing, uncomplicated manner about the war, while simultaneously boosting the spirits of troops deployed abroad.
In addition to the short films and military insignia produced, Disney characters appeared in a variety of home-front initiatives, from advertisements, magazines, and stamp books, to government posters promoting food recycling, rationing, war bond sales, and farm production.
Photos pending.
It was amazing the number of patches that The Walt Disney Studios designed. At least two of the dozens of patches I wore while in the USAF, 1977 - 2007, were designed by Walt Disney. They were the patches worn by members of two fighter squadrons -- the 22 TFS -- the Stingers -- bumble bees -- and the 53 TFS -- the flying Tigers. I've posted photos of them somewhere on one of my blogs but I can't find them now. I will have to take pictures of them again and post them again.
The exhibition was organized by the The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and is financially backed primarily by presenting sponsor Texas Instruments, with additional support from Debbie and Ron Greene, American Airlines, NFI Industries, and the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District.
Link here to Instagram. The exhibit booklet was copyright 2021 which suggests that the Disney Family Museum leadership used the Covid-19 lockdown to organize this exhibit. This was really, really brilliant. Kudos to Kirsten Komoroske, the executive director of The Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA.
Bio:
Kirsten joined The Walt Disney Family Museum as Executive Director and Member of the Board of Directors in 2013.
Kirsten has held a number of executive and board positions, including General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources for Tyco Electronics Corporation, Interim Vice President of Human Resources at Groupon, Inc., and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA.
Prior to her position at the museum, Kirsten worked as a practicing lawyer, advising for-profit and non-profit organizations on a wide range of strategic, business, and HR issues. In 2018, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of both San Francisco Travel and Hiller Aviation Museum.
She has a background in—and a lifelong passion for—the arts, having grown up studying violin and modern dance. She received her B.A. in Italian from the University of California at Berkeley, and J.D. from Santa Clara University.
Previously an active Army base and the Pacific coast’s strongest coastal defense from 1846 to 1994, the Presidio now serves as a national park and is home to The Walt Disney Family Museum.
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Key Lime Pie
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USAF
The Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf is a new U.S. Air Force multi-mission helicopter replacing the Vietnam-era UH-1N Huey. It is special because it flies 50% faster, carries nearly twice as many security troops, and features an increased range to better protect the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields.
From wiki, link here:
Our granddaughter Olivia was one of only two USAF ROTC Cadets from her squadron to be given a familiarization flight ride in a Grey Wolf while participating in MAX #6 Field Training this past summer. These are the two cadets, our granddaughter and another member of the squadron with the Grey Wolf in the background:
