Freedom Park at Navy Pier

The USS Midway Museum and Port of San Diego made a commitment in 2004 to one day
develop a park on Navy Pier. After many years of negotiations and planning, the California Coastal
Commission’s approval in February gives us the development permit required to start the process
of building the park, your park – Freedom Park at Navy Pier.

Building a 10-Acre Park

Designs are currently being developed to create a park that will extend from the west end of Navy Pier, around Midway, to the Bob Hope memorial. Spanning 10 acres, it will be the largest veterans park on the West Coast and tell the story of everyday heroes who served our country and preserved our freedoms. As more details become available, we will update accordingly. Demolition of the last building on the pier is scheduled to begin in Spring 2024.

Cost Projection

The project is projected to cost $65 million.
To date, nearly $29 million has been committed to the project by the Port of San Diego ($11.7 million), the USS Midway Museum ($15 million), and with support of Congressman Scott Peters’ Office ($2 million). Approximately $36+ million will need to be raised by the USS Midway Foundation and the extended Midway and San Diego philanthropic community. Major fundraising efforts get underway in Fall 2023.

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HONORARY COMMITTEE

Malin Burnham

 Philanthropist
 

RADM Ronne Froman-Blue

USN (Ret.)
 

RADM Mac McLaughlin

USN (Ret.)
 

Debbie Turner

 Philanthropist

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CHAIR

Jack McGrory

CEO, La Jolla MJ Management 

COMMITTEE

Committee members as of May 1, 2023

  • Ben Clay USS Midway Foundation Chair
  • John Hawkins USS Midway Museum Trustee
  • Anthony “Tony” Jackson MajGen, USMC (Ret.)
  • Brandi Gill Senior Legal Counsel, L3Harris Technologies
  • Pha Le, MD Emergency Medicine
  • Jerry Sanders CEO, Chamber of Commerce
  • Tom Sudberry Founder, Sudberry Properties

RADM Terry Kraft, USN, (Ret.)
CEO, USS Midway Museum

Christopher Neils, Esq.
USS Midway Museum Board Chair

Laura White, CRM
President, USS Midway Foundation

Contact

President, USS Midway Foundation