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Article: Korean War Veterans National Museum & Library
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- February 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright Challenge Publications Inc. Feb 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library planned for construction in Tuscola, Illinois, will be among the first museums of national scope devoted entirely to the subject of one particular war. A long overdue tribute, the museum will be the only national repository in which to house three-dimensional artifacts such as books and manuscripts, maps and photographs, and military and civilian documents associated with the Korean War.
The purpose of the KWVNM&L is to preserve a record of the participation of the United States in the Korean War, to educate and disseminate information to the general public about the Korean War era and the country of South Korea, and to promote good ...