Smithsonian's American History Museum

The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
Upcoming: November 11, 2004 - New Permanent

This exhibition shows that America's armed forces have played a major role in American history. Interactives and objects such as battle flags, firearms, swords, uniforms, medals, and soldiers' equipment are used to explore the military experience from the French and Indian War in 1756 (which resulted in Great Britain capturing all of the French colonies in North America) to the present.
Highlights include:
• George Washington's uniform and commission from Congress as commander in chief of the Continental Army
• Andrew Jackson's uniform jacket from the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812
• A World War II radiogram alerting the Pacific Fleet: "Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This is no drill."

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This is the exhibit that will permanently display Americas Huey, 091. I do not plan to be there early enough to make the opening ceremonies but I do plan on seeing the exhibit sometime between the 11th and the 13th. Let me know if anyone would like to go with.

- Mark