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The Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, a museum
focused on the history of western Pennsylvania, has set up an
exhibit titled The Vietnam War: 1945-1975.
The museum says the exhibit, which opened April 13 and runs
through Sept. 22, “showcases the key players
and turning points of the complex war and
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our nation’s trust in government, economics,
popular culture, and identity.”
Through photography, artifacts, murals
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the war, especially men and women from the
Pittsburgh area.
The artifacts in the exhibit, a partnership
with the New-York Historical Society, include
a U.S. Army UH-1H “Huey” helicopter, medi-
cal equipment in a hospital setting and even
a display showing the Pentagon Papers, the
multivolume, 7,000-page leaked government
document that revealed how American pres-
idents had intentionally misled their citizens
about the circumstances leading to the war.Pittsburgh Museum
Opens Vietnam Exhibit
Items on display in the Vietnam War
exhibit at the Senator John Heinz History
Center include a Huey helicopter and a
wide assortment of artifacts from troops
who served in Southeast Asia.COURTESYSENATOR^JOHN^ HEINZ^ HISTORY^ CENTER