WEST BRANCH, IOWA (July 18, 2019) — Herbert Hoover National Historic Site welcomes “Rise Above,” a traveling exhibit honoring the famed Tuskegee Airmen. CAF Red Tail Squadron, a non-profit educational outreach-group, presents the exhibit to tell the inspirational story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American military aviators that made their mark during World War II.
The mobile exhibit will be open August 21 through August 25, 10AM-8PM, in the Village Green Parking Lot, across Parkside Drive from the Visitor Center at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.
Herbert Hoover’s reputation as humanitarian and leader transcends decades of work across the world throughout his life. Learn more about his work during the World War II time period, these famed aviators, and celebrate the National Park Service’s Founders Day with these numerous activities that accompany the exhibit:
- Wednesday, August 21: The National Park Service invites all media outlets to see the exhibit.
- Thursday, August 22: The National Park Service welcomes veterans to a reception in the Visitor Center at 1PM. That evening at 7PM, blues singer Kevin “BF” Burt performs on the Village Green.
- Friday, August 23: Children can join activities on the Village Green at 4PM.
- Saturday, August 24: A park ranger leads a guided prairie walk at 10AM. Meet at the Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck by the gravesite parking lot. Then at 12PM, picnic in the Village Green during a performance by the US Air Force band Midwest Winds. At 2PM join an archivist for a talk at Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, followed by a screening of the movie “Red Tails” at 3PM.
- Sunday, August 25: Celebrate the birthday of the National Park Service with a performance by Brass Transit Authority at 1PM on the Village Green.
This exhibit is made possible with the cooperation of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the Hoover Presidential Foundation, and Humanities Iowa.
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum are in West Branch, Iowa at exit 254 off I-80. Both are open daily, 9AM-5PM Central Time. For more information go online at www.nps.gov/herberthoover or call (319) 643-2541.
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