When the United States sought an option for a medium range, semi-active surface-to-air missile during the early 1950s, what resulted was the HAWK missile system, targeted toward low-flying aircraft.
The Regional Military Museum in Houma is proud to display an exhibit showcasing the HAWK missile system, including a tractor used to load the launch trailer that would ultimately fire the missiles in combat.
From the earliest days of wars in American history, soldiers sought out an escape from the pressure, exhaustion, and cruelty of the battles around them.
Sometimes, that escape came in the form of creative, artistic outlets that served a twofold purpose: to make the most of one’s free time, and to produce souvenirs to bring back home to the United States as a reminder of one’s service to the nation.
Read MoreWorld War II proved to be a lucrative time for production in the United States, with even the smallest states and cities getting the opportunity to be part of valuable efforts that contributed to the U.S.’s large-scale success in the war…
Terrebonne Parish is the proud home of numerous local Purple Heart recipients, and the Regional Military Museum is honored to display some of their badges within its walls for visitors to view…
If there is anyone who represented his country, state and city with the utmost honor, it is late Terrebonne Parish native Charles Henry Davidson, a former World War II pilot and longtime public servant of Houma whose story of survival in the jungles of New Guinea has sealed his legacy as a local hero…
Read MorePresident Dwight D. Eisenhower left behind a legacy as an American icon when he passed in 1969, immortalized in history as both the five-star general during World War II who oversaw the famous Battle of Normandy and the 34th Commander-In-Chief of the United States…
Read MoreSuspended above the main showroom of the Regional Military Museum is one of its largest and most impressive artifacts: an authentic Bell UH-1 Iroquois utility military helicopter, most famously known as the “Huey….”
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