Photo By Sgt. Wayne Becton | Jay Callaham Vice Present of the Old Hickory Association speaks during the...... read more read more
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Local, state and North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) leaders attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the NCNG’s Joint Force Headquarters, on Feb. 13, 2018, to celebrate the beginning of construction for the NCNG Museum and Learning Center of Excellence.
The new museum will be built on the grounds of Joint Force Headquarters and receives donated items form retires, former Soldier’s families and other organizations.
Sgt. Gary Spencer, the curator and historian for the North Carolina National Guard Museum, hopes the new museum will enhance the community and service members who visit.
“We hope to provide the professional development for the National Guard and Air Guard,” Spencer said. “Retirees and their families will be able visit and learn about North Carolina and its Soldiers.”
The museum will feature artifacts that tell the story of the NCNG Citizen-Soldier.
“It builds on the traditions established by the [N.C.] National Guard for the 355 years that it has been around,” said Jay Callaham, Vice President of the Old Hickory Association. “These artifacts simply provide visual evidence and direct link to past epics.”
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Ebbighausen, Deputy Director for Strategic Plans and Policy for the NCNG, who attended the ceremony, said the museum helps capture the history of N.C. Soldiers.
“When we close down units the unit colors, trophies and other artifacts goes to a small container and/or disappears,” Ebbighausen said. “As units come and go, we can maintain our linage. We can control our history instead of some else controlling it.”
The museum has been in the works for more than 60 years and the groundbreaking is the first big step towards seeing it become a reality.
| Date Taken: | 02.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.14.2018 16:02 |
| Story ID: | 266065 |
| Location: | RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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