2025 Liberty Bash
On November 8th, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library will celebrate the first Liberty Bash in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This celebration, Salute to 250: Honoring America's Armed Forces, will be an inaugural evening to remember.
We’re marking the 250th birthday of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps and will celebrate all branches of the world's most professional fighting force. At the same time, toast a first year of full operations at our beautiful new space in Wisconsin.
We are eager to celebrate this special evening with you at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Kenosha, while saluting our armed forces.
Please join us for this special evening!
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FOUNDER'S AWARD RECIPIENTS
CAPT Chris Cassidy, USN (Retired)
Chris Cassidy is the President and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation where he led efforts to build the recently opened iconic Museum and Griffin Institute. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he chose a life of service to country at a young age, serving as a U.S. Navy Seal and later as NASA's Chief Astronaut. Cassidy was awarded two Bronze Stars for his service in Afghanistan and is a veteran of three space flights and ten spacewalks.
COL Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum Jr., USMC (Retired)
Harvey Curtiss “Barney” Barnum is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel and the fourth Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam. Following his retirement from the Marine Corps, he served in several prominent roles at the Department of Defense. Barnum is past president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and has a naval destroyer named in his honor, The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
Major General Brian Winski, USA (Retired)
Major General Brian Winski is a retired Army officer with 37 years of service including command of the 101st Airborne Division. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a Master’s Degree in History and Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University. Winski is currently the President and CEO of the Fort Campbell Historical Foundation where he leads efforts to build the Tennessee Wings of Liberty Museum honoring all military units that served at Fort Campbell.