Support of Nebraska Veterans' Homes

Beginning in 2024, the Nebraska Admirals Association has provided a donatiion to each of Nebraska's four Veterans Homes for the special project of each homes choice. At total of $2,000 was donated to the homes in 2024.

The donation depends on available funds. So, please send your check or use the "donate" button at the bottom of the page. Funds for the donations comes mainly from member donations and merchandise sales.

Admirals Elaine and Don Sluti present check to Jessica Modlin, manager of recrreation and volunterr services at the Central Nebraska Veterans Home. Checks in the amount of $500 were presented to each of the four Nebraska Veterans Homes in April of 2024

Hosting the Crew of the U.S.S. Nebraska

Twice a year Nebraska Admirals Association members have the opportunity to meet some of the United States finest Navy personnel...Crewmembers of the USS Nebraska Trident Submarine.

June 2017 USS Nebraska Crew

Gold Crew of USS Nebraska & spouses at KGFW Radio Station in Kearney -June 2017

2016 crew of USS Nebraska at Archway

The June 2016 visit of crew representatives at the Archway in Kearney, Nebraska.

sailors visit BEthany Lutheran Church

USS Nebraska sailors visit Bethany Lutheran Church on their June 2014 visit.

Crew members are escorted by local admirals to various sites in their local community. Crew members stay at local Admirals homes during their time in Kearney.

Visiting crew of USS Nebraska

Crew of USS Nebraska visits Yanney Park in Kearney during their June 2014 stay.

Operation Ornament

Each year the Nebraska Admirals Association organizes "Operation Ornament".

The project provides the public an opportunity to create a handmade ornament to send to a sailor, a soldier, or a veteran. Ornaments are made and then sent to the crew of the U.S.S. Nebraska, USS Omha and veterans who are residents of State Veterans Homes. Nebraska elementary schools and a booth at the State Fair help make these ornaments.

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November 2015 children preparing ornaments. Parents join in the fun.

Travel and Tourism Scholarships Program (discontinued in 2024)

Each spring, the Nebraska Admirals Association awarded scholarships, through an application, interview and essay submission process, to students with junior status in the Travel & Tourism & Hospitality Management program at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. The Scholarship Program offered two or three$2000 Scholarships. Fifty-five scholarships were awarded between 1992 through 2020. The program was discontinued due to no applications for the scholarship during the past three years (2021-2023)

2019 UNL Scholarship Awardees: Hannah Schlotthauer, Jenae Bordreau and Megan Copsey (Gerald Decker memorial winner).

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2017 scholarship winners

Fleet Admiral Jack McSweeney congratulates the 2017 scholarship winners: Briana Brugman, Rachel Tyner, Rachel Fabry and Melissa Thalken all UNL students. Also pictured are Dan LeDroit, our Scholarship Offier, and Gloria LeDroit, our Chief of Staff.