Director's Update: Summer 2010
by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles D. Metcalf, Director

7/27/2010 - DAYTON, Ohio --

If you visit the museum this summer, you'll notice a big difference in the Modern Flight Gallery. We've finished a complete renovation of our Korean War exhibit area, just in time to kick off the 60th anniversary of that war.

On June 24, we hosted hundreds of Korean War veterans and their guests during a "Dinner Under the Wings" so they could be on hand as we unveiled the new 60,000-square-foot exhibit. What a satisfaction it was to see their enjoyment as they shared their aircraft and their stories with family and friends. The next evening, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base honored these veterans once again during the sixth annual Freedom's Call Military Tattoo. More than 75,000 people crowded the museum's back field during the celebration, which included live performances by .38 Special and the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight and a spectacular fireworks display.

The new Korean War exhibit not only honors our veterans, but it also showcases a total effort by the museum staff to pull together such an incredible exhibit. In fact, this is the largest single exhibit to open at the museum - even bigger than last year's Warrior Airmen exhibit

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