With upwards of 17,000 local veterans, Memorial Day remains an essential day of remembrance for the Central Coast to never forget those that made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Bart Topham, president and director of the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum, will be the guest speaker at the Estrella Warbirds Museum's next monthly dinner.
The Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum is one of just a handful of organizations in the country with a dedicated studio for the Veterans History Project interviews that ultimately end up on the Library of Congress.
– Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum (CCVMM) recently welcomed Bart Topham as new president and director. Since the passing of President Jack Jones in 2017, those duties have been taken on by the museum’s Director/Curator Harry Hoover, who has retired after serving in that position for nineteen years. Bart Topham is a U.S. Army Vietnam Combat Veteran, a retired SLOPD Police Captain and a former Chief of Police at Cuesta College.