Wings of Liberty Military Museum
"Project Letter Home"

1220 Exhibits is working with the Fort Campbell Historical Foundation to develop, design and fabricate a museum honoring Fort Campbell, the 101st Division, and other units based there since the opening of the base in 1942. The Wings of Liberty Military Museum, currently slated to open in 2002, will be artifact-intensive and feature state-of-the-art interactive exhibits, audio/visual effects and detailed histories of the campaigns that Fort Campbell units were part of: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War - and subsequent missions: Grenada, Somalia, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia. There will also be a focused study of the history of Fort Campbell, the civilian workers, and the relationship that has developed between area citizens, communities and the military.

One of the exhibits to be included in the museum will include "letters home" from soldiers deployed to fight in various campaigns. We are soliciting letters from husbands / sons / daughters / fathers / lovers that detail wartime conditions, the soldiers' thoughts and emotions and bring a sense of intimate detail to the exhibits. If possible, a photo of the soldier taken during their time of service should also be included.

Information to include:

Soldier's name, rank and unit

Where stationed

Place of birth / death / burial site

Birth / death dates

Photocopies of letters and photographs will be accepted and 1220 will contact you if letters are selected for exhibition in the museum. Original letters are welcomed, but cannot be returned. All will become part of the collection at the museum and all donors will be sent a deed-of-gift certifying their contribution to the museum.

Click here to see a sample letter.

For additional information about 1220 Exhibits, please visit our web site at http://www.1220.com.

For additional information about "Project Letters Home", please contact:
Valerie Key
Museum Services Manager
1220 Exhibits, Inc.
3801 Vulcan Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
(615) 333-1220
(800) 245-1220
Fax (615) 331-7141
Email: vkey@1220.com

For additional information about the project, or if you want to contribute, please contact:
Robert G. Nichols
Executive Director
Fort Campbell Historical Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 2133
Fort Campbell, KY 42223-2133
(270) 439-9463
Email: robertn@usit.net
Link to the Foundation: http://www.fortcampbell.com