Veterans Memorial Museum
4th Avenue and Ballengee Street
Hinton, WV 25951
304.466.4443
http://www.hintonwv.com/veteransmuseum
museum@hintonwv.com

The Veterans Memorial Museum is West Virginia's first and only museum dedicated to the veterans of the state. Displays contain artifacts, memorabilia, and collections from veterans of every major conflict and era.

The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-0220
http://www.wvculture.org
ginny.painter@wvculture.org

In commemoration of Veterans Day, a new exhibit, “ ‘Hope to See You Soon’: A Collection of West Virginia War Letters,” has opened in the West Virginia State Archives Library at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex, Charleston. The letters in the exhibit, which were written by West Virginia soldiers in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, give first-hand accounts of battles and daily life in the service, seek information about people and events back home, and offer advice to family and friends. Other correspondence in the display include several letters written to overseas soldiers from family members, a message left at the West Virginia Veterans Memorial for a soldier killed in Vietnam and a letter of condolence from the parents of a deceased soldier’s war buddy. ranscriptions of selected letters from the exhibit are available on the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s website.

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