Little Falls, Minn. – On Sunday the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum held a ceremonial groundbreaking on its new site at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minn. Located on more than 30 acres just off Highway 371, and adjacent to the Little Falls State Veterans Cemetery, the future site of the Museum will ensure easy access by the public.

Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh, Spec. Ashley Barber, 1st Sgt. Jessica Stiffarm, Capt. Takeisha Hunt, and Capt. Katie Morsch are depicted in a large painting, just completed, by Charles Kapsner and developed in partnership with the MN National Guard & Air National Guard. It will be displayed in the State Capitol in May 2023, and will become part of the museum’s permanent collection, and remain on-view in the museum.

The Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum released detailed plans for a new facility, with a grand opening tentatively set for the spring of 2025. More than 100 leaders of the veteran community, museum members and National Guardsmen gathered for a “Mission Brief” event, held at the 34th Infantry Division Headquarters in Arden Hills, Minn.

The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul is home. The decommissioned nuclear-powered fast attack submarine’s towering sail and rudder have been transported to the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum in Little Falls from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.