As we continue to navigate opportunities for the expansion of the museum with county officials, your support will allow us to innovate and implement our core needs and objectives of preserving our great military history."
America’s Military Responders Museum, as a non-profit organization, relies 100% on volunteers and donations. We appreciate your dedicated support to honor our military veterans, especially in these dynamic, uncertain times.
In 2011, the Naples Airport Authority offered a group of veterans’ mobile military artifacts displays to a space inside the airport building as a museum. It is a fitting location because the airport was built originally for training pilots during WWII. The museum began to attract interest. Since then, more than 12,000 historical artifacts from the Revolutionary War to The War on Terror, such as weapons, uniforms, medals, ribbons, and printed materials (letters, books, drawings and posters), have been generously donated by veterans and their families all over the world. Unfortunately at the end of 2020, 6000+ artifacts had to be put into storage due to the airport remodeling and the museum lost 70% of the space.
A new, more spacious location not only allows us to properly display all the memorabilia but honor those brave First Responders who very often start their career in the military and then pursue their second career serving our community. The commitment to expand our vision is reflected in our new name: AMERICA`S MILITARY & 1st RESPONDERS MUSEUM.
Executive Leadership
Dave Hinds – Museum President - US Marine Corps Combat Veteran, Vietnam 1966/67, recipient of three Purple Hearts, inducted to Veterans Hall of Fame. Retired fire fighter/arson investigator, deputy sheriff, 11 years.
Sal Marranca – museum docent and speaker, US Army 1969/70, Senior Bank Examiner, 12 years.
Joe McVay – museum docent, Retired Engineer, General Contractor, Vice President, Crain Engineering, 35 yrs.
Matt Holliday – museum spokesperson, Director of Government Relations NCH Hospital, Air Force veteran.
Jack O Neil – Managing Partner of Global Aviation Group LLC., President of Collier Aviation, Inc.
Tim Guerrette – Air Force veteran, Chief of operations of Collier County Sheriff's office. FBI Academy graduate, ret.
As we continue to navigate opportunities for the expansion of the museum with county officials, your support will allow us to innovate and implement our core needs and objectives of preserving our great military history, extending community and academic outreach, and enhancing community understanding of the sacrifices of our veterans and our community heroes.
A Rare Opportunity
The America’s Military & 1st Responders Museum has an exciting opportunity to acquire a one-of-a-kind, 1861 34-star Civil War Naval U.S. Flag, measuring 18.5 feet by 8.5 feet, from a private collector who purchased it at a rare flag auction by Sotheby’s. This remarkable piece of history was last flown at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1861 and has been professionally restored and protected over the course of four months. The acquisition price is under $40,000.
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