pagesofhistory The Art of War
A new art exhibit, spanning from World War I to the present, captures the everyday lives of American soldiers, from deployment and camp life to the battlefield.
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rt of the American Soldier, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia from Sept. 24,
2010, through Jan. 10, 2011, will feature more than 250 works of art from Ameri- can soldiers in the line of duty. The exhibit draws from more than
15,000 paintings and sketches created by more than 1,300 servicemembers. The artwork has been in curatorial storage in Washington, D.C., for decades and seldom made available for public viewing. The collection includes works from
the U.S. Army’s art program, begun dur- ing World War I and continued through World War II, which resulted in the creation of more than 2,000 pieces of work. The collection also includes works by artists who were sent to document the Vietnam War, as well as pieces from soldier-artists currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to the exhibit, visitors can choose an iPod audio tour that includes oral histories of servicemembers, or they can watch a special theatrical perfor- mance, “Through Their Eyes,” which tells the stories of soldier-artists on the front line. After its display at the center, the exhibit will begin a national tour. To pur-
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
■ On Aug. 24, 1814, the British set Washington, D.C., afire, damaging the White House and other government buildings. The British then marched to Baltimore, where they were repulsed at the Battle of Fort McHenry.
PHOTO: U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY AND NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY
chase tickets to the exhibit, call (215) 409-6700 or visit the center’s website at www
.constitutioncenter.org.
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Airmen Identified he remains of a missing World War II bomber crew have
been identified and returned to the U.S. for burial with full military honors. The group remains of U.S.
Army Air Forces officers Lt. Jack Arnett, Staff Sgt. Jim- mie Doyle, Tech. Sgt. Charles Goulding, Staff Sgt. Leland Price, Flight Officer William Simpson, Tech Sgt. Robert Stinson, and Staff Sgt. Earl E. Yoh and the individual re- mains of Lt. Frank J. Arhar were buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., April 29. The families of Arnett, Doyle, Stinson, and Yoh buried their individual remains earlier. Their B-24 was shot down near Koror,
Republic of Palau. None of the crew ever returned to friendly territory. Post-war documents show three members of the crew survived the crash but died while prisoners of the Japanese. In 2004, the Joint POW/MIA Account-
ing Command (JPAC) was excavating sites in Palau when staff learned the Bent Prop Project had discovered the wreckage of the B-24 in the ocean four miles from the crash site. JPAC examined the wreckage and re- covered remains and material evidence. MO
AU G U S T 2 0 1 0 MI L I T A R Y O F F I C E R 7 1
More than 250 works of art like this 1966 painting, “At- tack at Twilight” by Vietnam War combat artist Roger Blum, are featured in the Art of the American Soldier exhibit.
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