{"id":5512,"date":"2021-03-10T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5512"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:17:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:17:29","slug":"citizens-organize-to-save-landmark-san-diego-flying-leathernecks-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5512","title":{"rendered":"CITIZENS ORGANIZE TO SAVE LANDMARK SAN DIEGO FLYING LEATHERNECKS MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SAN DIEGO<\/strong><strong>\u00a0COUNTY &#8211;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>A coalition of veterans, volunteers and concerned citizens are asking the public\u2019s help &#8212; as they seek a reversal of the United States Marine Corps\u2019 recent decision to close the longtime USMC\u00a0<em>Flying<\/em><em>\u00a0Leatherneck Aviation Museum<\/em>\u00a0&#8212; the world\u2019s leading museum dedicated to Marine aviation &#8212; on April 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The decision to close the historic public museum came from Miramar\u2019s commanding officer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The museum is operated by Marine aviation historians and veterans committed to preserve the Marine Corps\u2019 proud aviation history. Located at MCAS Miramar, it recently reopened after Covid-19 forced closure.\u00a0 In non-Covid years, 35,000 visitors view the collection of 35+ historic aircraft on display.\u00a0 Retired Brigadier General Michael Aguilar said that, despite an offer to absolve the Corps of responsibility for the operating expenses of the museum, discussions to keep the museum open were unsuccessful.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The historical foundation\u2019s museum operators now encourage citizens to call local members of US Congress to intervene in an urgent effort to save the landmark local museum.\u00a0 Links and contact information are available on their website:\u00a0 FlyingLeathernecks.org \u2026 along with links to the Pentagon headquarters of the Marine Corps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The museum is open to the public Fridays through Sundays through March 28<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Parking and admission are free.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO\u00a0COUNTY &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0A coalition of veterans, volunteers and concerned citizens are asking the public\u2019s help &#8212; as they seek a reversal of the United States Marine Corps\u2019 recent decision to close the longtime USMC\u00a0Flying\u00a0Leatherneck Aviation Museum\u00a0&#8212; the world\u2019s leading museum dedicated to Marine aviation &#8212; on April 1st, 2021.\u00a0 The decision to close the historic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - 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