FedEx Corporation recently announced a $1 million grant to the National Museum of the United States Army to sponsor the only existing reproduction of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s 1908 Wright Flyer, which will be a featured exhibit in the Museum’s Army and Society Gallery. “FedEx Express operates the largest commercial air cargo fleet in the […]

Supporters of the National Museum of the United States Army’s Brick Program are swiftly paving the way for Army history. In less than a year since The Army Historical Foundation (AHF) launched the Army Brick Program, more than 2,500 supporters have purchased over 2,700 personalized Army Museum bricks. These commemorative bricks will be inlaid along […]

The Korean War and the Vietnam War exhibit areas in the Museum’s Cold War gallery will share a joint entryway featuring introductory panels informing visitors of the differences between conventional and unconventional war and providing a framework for understanding and contrasting these two conflicts. Along the left-hand wall leading to the Korean War exhibit, visitors will […]

For the Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army, 2013 proved to be a good year for fundraising. “The significant increase in last year’s contributions to the Museum occurred because we expanded our focus, made some key staffing changes, further enhanced our successful direct mail program, launched the Brick Program that exceeded […]

With the Capital Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army’s 2014 fundraising goal set at $20 million, Army Historical Foundation President GEN William W. Hartzog (USA-Ret.) is relying on the newly established Campaign Development Committee to provide guidance and counsel on revenue-generating plans and helping the campaign’s fundraising team implement successful development […]

The National Museum of the United States Army’s Veterans’ Hall Program welcomed 10 new sponsors of the Veterans’ Hall in 2013. The Veterans’ Hall Program is especially designed to recognize the support of major veterans’ and military service organizations and also provide smaller, local affiliates of Veterans Service Organizations, reunion groups and other service organizations […]

By Ephriam D. Dickson III, National Museum of the United States Army Project Office The U.S. Army uniform has changed dramatically since its inception more than two hundred years ago, following military styles of other countries as well as general clothing trends in civilian life. Among the unusual headgear once worn by enlisted Soldiers was […]