A World War II Vet’s Long-Cherished Wish—Mid-Atlantic Air Museum Breathes Life Into History

Russ Strine, founder and president of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, Pa., in an interview with The Epoch Times on June 6, 2021. Serena Shi/The Epoch Times

Everything happens for a reason. The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) was founded because of a World War II veteran’s long-cherished wish.

This wish and the museum’s well-known World War II Weekend event serve to “keep history alive,” said Russ Strine, president and co-founder of the museum.