WASHINGTON, DC.- Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh has approved a site on the North Post of Fort Belvoir, Va., for construction of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, scheduled to open in June 2015. The secretary signed the decision
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Paris Exhibition Honors Associated Press Vietnam War Photographer Henri Huet
PARIS (AP).- A U.S. Army medic peers through dirty bandages on his own head while caring for a wounded comrade. A helicopter winches up the lifeless body of an American soldier, silhouetted against a bare white sky. Such images from the Vietnam War fea…
Paris Exhibition Honors Associated Press Vietnam War Photographer Henri Huet
PARIS (AP).- A U.S. Army medic peers through dirty bandages on his own head while caring for a wounded comrade. A helicopter winches up the lifeless body of an American soldier, silhouetted against a bare white sky. Such images from the Vietnam War fea…
Work to Begin on National Mall Levee
By: Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- Construction will soon begin on a new barrier to protect downtown Washington, D.C. and the National Mall from Potomac River flooding in the event of a massive storm. Officials said Monday that th…
Army Colonel’s Collection Led by Exceptional Chinese Jade Design of Cabbage and Crickets
AUSTIN, TX.- With Asian art currently dominating the headlines in nearly every antiques trade publication, the timing is 10 out of 10 for Austin Auction Gallery’s Nov. 21 sale featuring a superb 38-lot collection of early Chinese jade. Amassed pri…
Chinati Foundation Names Dr. Thomas Kellein as Director
MARFA, TX.- The Chinati Foundation announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Kellein as its next director. An accomplished art historian, curator, and museum director, Dr. Kellein, who will assume his duties in January 2011, succeeds Dr. Marianne Stockeb…
U.S. Army Unveils a Trove of Soldiers’ War Paintings
WASHINGTON (REUTERS).- An American soldier stands alone amid the long grass of a Vietnamese field accompanied by the helicopter that brought him there while a few other soldiers are seen in the background. “Landing Zone,” a somber depiction of the Viet…