IF YOU GOWhat: Chattanooga National Medal of Honor Museum fundraiser dinnerWhen: April 26, 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.Where: Chattanooga Convention CenterSpeaker: Medal of Honor recipient Col. Leo K. Thorsness (U.S. Air Force retired)Cost: $75Contact: 423-877-2525 or visit www.mohm.org
In a small corner of Northgate Mall in Hixson, surrounded by uniforms, photographs and stories of men and one woman who’ve earned our nation’s highest military honor, Jim Wade can see the museum he directs back in downtown Chattanooga.
He and dozens of supporters hope an April 26 fundraiser and other behind-the-scenes work will help make that move a reality by year’s end.
The National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History opened in 1987 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.
“Our mission is twofold here: to honor these men who received this medal, our highest award for valor. And secondly is to educate current and future generations about these men,” Wade said.