"We spent many nights training in the sandhills. The summer was hot and winter very cold. There were so many mosquitoes in the tall grass that grew around cattle ponds that they made a dark cloud when disturbed. At night you had to climb in your foxhole and cover it with a shelter-half (one-half of a pup tent that we used to make a sleeping bag). We kept a cigarette lit to keep us from being carried off by the mosquitoes."
~~from, Paratrooper by Ed Isbell
Sallows Military Museum
The museum is open daily Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 pm.
The museum is located on the west side of Central Park at 1104 Niobrara Avenue. There are picnic tables and benches available for your use while you visit us. The Park contains many varieties of trees and plantings and a large fountain.
The purpose of the museum is to preserve and display artifacts of our military history and to educate visitors. We also want to honor those men and women who have served their country from WWI to the present. We hope you enjoy your visit and that it is informative and that you leave with an appreciation of what some have done for all, to guarantee our freedoms.
There is no admission, however we do accept donations to help cover the
costs of maintaining the artifacts and facility. We are always looking for
donations of items that can be placed on display. If you have anything you
would like to donate or loan us please let us know.
We're having an Open House May 7th