"Home  &  Away"  Honoring United States Veterans
	On November 11, the Albert Gore Research Center premiered its display celebrating United States veterans.  The exhibit, entitled "Home and Away," honors the many veterans who served on the home front or overseas during World War I and World War II.  It will remain available for viewing Monday through Friday, 8:00 - 4:00, until January.

Items on display include four WWI recruiting posters, as well as a scrapbook and other memorabilia of Aaron Weise, a Murfreesboro resident who trained as one of the first military aviators.  Other unique materials include photographs of the Second Army maneuvers in middle Tennessee during World War II.  The photographer was Eugene Sloan, longtime public relations director at MTSU, a lieutenant in the Tennessee National Guard, and accredited Army war correspondent.  The exhibit also presents letters, photographs, and other memorabilia donated by veterans who have participated in the Gore Center's Veterans Oral History Project.

Finally, the exhibit includes representations of women in uniform during World War II, donated by Nashville researcher and collector Vickie Riggans.  Those images appear in a variety of forms, from magazine covers, to movie posters, to postcards and stamp covers.

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