{"id":39172,"date":"2025-11-05T13:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/39172\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:36:12","slug":"san-diego-opens-navy-seal-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/39172\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego opens Navy SEAL Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

(KSWB) \u2014 San Diego has opened a Navy<\/a> SEAL museum, honoring the legacy of the elite commandos known for their operations on sea, air and land.<\/p>\n

The museum, located near downtown\u2019s Embarcadero, features interactive exhibits and aims to capture 80 years of Navy SEAL history through stories of discipline, service, teamwork and commitment.<\/p>\n

Brian \u2018Beef\u2019 Drexler, a retired Navy captain and former commanding officer of SEAL Team 5, serves as the executive director of the museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to capture 80 years of rich, adaptive history told through the traits of discipline, service, teamwork, commitment of just an outstanding community,\u201d Drexler said.<\/p>\n

Mark Belong, who spent 27 years as a SEAL Team Operator and was once the commanding officer of SEAL Team 5, emphasized the importance of the museum for community understanding. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what I really feel is important is to have this location and then for the community to understand what we do and how special this organization is,\u201d Belong noted.<\/p>\n

The museum offers visitors the chance to interact with former Navy SEALs and Special Warfare combat crewmen, who serve as docents. These veterans share personal insights into the dangerous missions carried out by SEAL teams.<\/p>\n

Don Crawford, a Navy SEAL from the Vietnam era, highlighted the personal connection visitors can make. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen somebody walks away from the museum, other than seeing all of this, they\u2019ve actually talked to people that were docents, that were in the teams, that have a background, and they can get a little bit more personal insight,\u201d Crawford explained.<\/p>\n

The museum experience includes numerous interactive touch screen kiosks that tell the stories of past SEAL team operations and concludes with a \u2018call to action\u2019 wall focused on service, encouraging visitors to serve something bigger than themselves.<\/p>\n

The Navy SEAL Museum in San Diego is set to inspire visitors by showcasing the evolution of the SEAL teams and their contributions to national security. <\/p>\n

\u201cI hope a guest comes here, they\u2019re inspired, and we transport them back in time so they can see the evolution of this community,\u201d Drexler said.<\/p>\n

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