Veterans and state leaders gathered at the Alabama Department of Archives and History Thursday morning to officially open a new gallery telling Alabama military stories.

The new gallery uses artifacts, images and videos to showcase Alabama’s veterans. The veterans’ stories highlight every major conflict, specifically focusing on the past 100 years, and are centered around the themes of service, community and legacy that are reflected throughout.

“Making these enhancements a reality required a small army of designers, fabricators, media producers and archive staff and workers,” said ADAH Director Steve Murray. None of that work would have mattered without the generosity of the service members, veterans and families who, since 1901 and as recently as last week, have entrusted this agency t

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