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Joseph "Sepp" Scanlin

Joseph

Museum Director

A native of Virginia, Sepp obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, PA. where he later became commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1994. Sepp received a Master of Arts degree in National Security Strategy at the Naval War College in Newport, RI in 2007. In 2016 Sepp graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Masters in Museum Studies, with a specialty certification in Digital Curation. As a U.S. Army Veteran Sepp served 21 years on active duty, providing intelligence support to Armor, Infantry, Aviation and Special Forces before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. After retiring, Sepp served as the Museum Director for the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Museum from October 2016 until July 2022, where he oversaw the renovation and relocation of the museum to a new facility.

Today, Sepp is a renowned military historian and museum expert. He is currently the Museum Director for the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Virginia where he continues working to preserve American military transportation history and educate students using a wide variety of military history topics. Sepp has facilitated a variety of military groups on educational tours of battlefields to include the World War II sites in Italy, Antietam, and Lexington & Concord, and he serves on the board of the 10th Mountain Division Foundation and the Williamsburg Battlefield Association. Sepp currently lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife Amy and enjoys sharing his love of history, service and the unique stories of the U.S. Army and believes that we should always “Stay Curious”.

July 25, 2024

The History Between the U.S. Army & American Railroading with Joseph “Sepp” Scanlin – U.S. Army Ret.

Welcome to the American Railroading Podcast! In this episode our host Don Walsh is joined by guest Joseph “Sepp” Scanlin – Museum Director for the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. Together they discuss the long relationship…