{"id":5926,"global_id":"texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org?id=5926","global_id_lineage":["texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org?id=5926"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2026-09-07 22:36:05","date_utc":"2026-09-07 22:36:05","modified":"2026-09-07 22:36:05","modified_utc":"2026-09-07 22:36:05","url":"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/?tribe_events=gathering-of-wwii-vets","rest_url":"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/5926","title":"Gathering of WWII Vets","description":"<p>GATHERING OF WWII HEROES SPECIAL EVENT at the Texas Military Forces Museum on Sunday September 20 at 11 a.m. In conjunction with Patrick Reed&#8217;s &#8220;The War Remembered&#8221; oral history project the museum will be hosting eight or more WWII veterans during Austin Museum Day. They will take part in a panel discussion at 11 a.m. and after a short lunch break be on hand to meet visitors and tell their stories. The museum&#8217;s living history detachment will be on hand to let these heroes see WWII weapons and give them a ride in a WWII jeep. Come out and help us say THANK YOU to these great Americans! The list of attendees includes <em><a href=\"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WWII-Heroes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WWII-Heroes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WWII-Heroes.jpg 612w, https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WWII-Heroes-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"gathering-of-wwii-vets","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-09-20 11:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"20","hour":"11","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-09-20 14:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"20","hour":"14","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-09-20 11:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"20","hour":"11","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-09-20 14:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"20","hour":"14","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"UTC+0","timezone_abbr":"UTC+0","cost":"Free","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":["free"]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":[],"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Gathering of WWII Vets","description":"&lt;p&gt;GATHERING OF WWII HEROES SPECIAL EVENT at the Texas Military Forces Museum on Sunday September 20 at 11 a.m. In conjunction with Patrick Reed\\'s &quot;The War Remembered&quot; oral history project &hellip; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/?tribe_events=gathering-of-wwii-vets&quot; class=&quot;more-link&quot;&gt;Continue reading&lt;span class=&quot;screen-reader-text&quot;&gt; &quot;Gathering of WWII Vets&quot;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/?tribe_events=gathering-of-wwii-vets","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-09-20T11:00:00+00:00","endDate":"2026-09-20T14:00:00+00:00","offers":{"@type":"Offer","price":"0","priceCurrency":"USD","url":"https:\/\/texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org\/?tribe_events=gathering-of-wwii-vets","category":"primary","availability":"inStock","validFrom":"2026-09-07T00:00:00+00:00"},"performer":"Organization"}}