NAMPA, Idaho — The Warhawk Air Museum is celebrating 30 years in the Treasure Valley.

Founded in a small hanger in Caldwell in 1989, it's now a 40,000 square foot museum in Nampa.

Its mission is to "teach the world about the price of freedom and to honor those who paid its price."

"What makes this museum so powerful is that it's about people, and people leave here very emotional, they feel very touched," said museum founder, Sue Paul, “The museum has airplanes and it has equipment from the different eras but, really, the uniqueness of this museum is it's a people museum, it's a living history museum about our veterans, men and women."

The histories of many veterans are displayed in cabinets throughout the museum.

"These cabinets are allowing you into their life and telling their story to you, it's very personal," said Paul.

Our country's patriotism and the fight for freedom is prominent throughout the collection.

Museum historians have worked very hard to recreate those memories to help remind us of the sacrifices made for our freedom.

"What an awesome country we have and how honorable it is to have the histories of so many of our veterans," said Paul.

An interesting fact, all the propeller planes in the WWII section of the museum are still able to fly.

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