COLORS OVER 393

Your Flag. Our Ship. One Day in Her History.

Some ships sit behind glass. USS LST 393 is still here. More than eight decades after she went to war, this World War II Landing Ship Tank remains afloat on the Muskegon waterfront. Now, you can make one day aboard her yours. Through the  Colors Over the 393 Flag Program, an American flag will be raised aboard USS LST 393 on a date you choose in honor of a veteran, loved one, family, military unit, organization, anniversary, retirement, birthday, or other occasion worth remembering. Afterward, the flag is lowered, folded, and returned to you with a personalized certificate documenting that it was flown aboard USS LST 393.

FLY THE 393 — $100

One Flag. One Date. One Historic Ship.

WHAT COMES HOME WITH YOU

Every  Colors Over 393 package includes:

• A 3' × 5' American Flag - Your flag will be flown aboard USS LST 393.

• A USS LST 393 Certificate -  Your personalized certificate records the individual or organization being honored, the occasion, and the date the flag flew aboard the ship.

• A Photograph of Your Flag Aboard the 393 - Whenever conditions permit, museum staff will photograph your flag flying aboard USS LST 393 so you can see the moment it became part of the ship's story.

WHO WILL YOUR FLAG FLY FOR?

• For the Veteran- Honor the man or woman who wore the uniform.

• For Someone We Remember-Fly a flag in memory of a parent, grandparent, spouse, shipmate, friend, or fellow veteran.

• For Retirement-Mark the end of a military career with a flag flown aboard a World War II warship.

• For a Birthday or Anniversary-Turn a date on the calendar into something the family can hold onto.

• For a Military Unit or Organization-Recognize a command, veterans organization, service group, company, school, or community.

• For Your Family-Pass the flag down with its certificate.

RESERVE YOUR FLAG

YOUR $100 DOES MORE THAN FLY A FLAG

Every Colors Over the 393 Flag purchase supports the USS LST 393 Veterans Museum. 

• The ship requires steelwork.

• Paint.

• Pumps.

• Electrical systems.

• Fire protection.

• Restoration.

• Exhibits.

• Archives.

• Education.

• And people willing to crawl into places where a seventy-year-old bolt has decided it would rather become part of the ship forever.

Your flag helps keep USS LST 393 afloat, open, and telling the stories of the people who served. You leave with something tangible. The ship gets another fighting chance.

Every flag should have a story. We want to preserve those stories alongside the flags.