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Hometowns Honor Their Returning Veterans stamp, 1995

Find resources related to the military on the National Postal Museum's website.

3-cent Honorable Discharge Emblem single
About U.S. Stamps - Veterans of World War II Issue
Exhibition
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Drawing of six soldiers carrying bayonets in the outskirts of a village
Art of the Stamp - Veterans World War I
Exhibition
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Victory Mail with illustration of a soldier
Victory Mail
March 6, 2008 - July 6, 2011
Exhibition

The Victory Mail exhibit showcased the Museum’s collection of World War II V-Mail correspondence. V for Victory, a popular symbol of the Second World War, was the inspiration for the name of this new fangled correspondence style.

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Vietnam-War Audio Correspondence
Object Spotlight

"Right now in the background, you'll probably hear a chopper flying over" said Private First Class Frank A. Kowalczyk in a 1969 letter to his...

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A solder reading a letter in the countryside with many letters scattered on the ground
War Letters: Lost and Found
November 11, 2005 - November 13, 2006
Exhibition

War Letters: Lost and Found featured original letters from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam that were lost or abandoned and then rediscovered by strangers.

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Illustration of four soldiers lifting a flag pole
Art of the Stamp - World War II: 1945, Victory at Last Marines Raise Flag on Iwo Jima
Exhibition
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WWII military free cover with patriotic cachet
Free Franks - WW II Military Cachet
Exhibition
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18 Medal of Honor stamps
Honoring Our World War II Heroes Whose Heroism Went Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
01.15.2014

This past Veterans Day, November 11, 2013, the United States Postal Service in conjunction with the Friends of the National World War II Memorial held a first day ceremony to dedicate the two set World WAR II Medal of Honor (MOH) Stamp. The ceremony was held at the World War II Memorial and was accorded a full military dedication under a beautiful sky and cool temperatures.

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Feldpost Covor with Blue Airmail Stamps
The Heat of Battle - German Soldiers Mail In World War II
04.02.2012

During World War II, letters were the primary way that soldiers in all the Armies involved in the conflict communicated with each other and with loved ones back home. The German Army, especially, had a very large and complex mail system to serve the many soldiers fighting in Russia. It was a way to keep in touch, an escape from the bitter fighting and something to do in their spare time. As a result, a lot of mail was sent.

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Milton Barnes and his wife Rhoda.
Writing Home: One Couple’s Letters from the Civil War
05.05.2011

“My Love, Once more I am going to try to write to you under difficulties as usual.”

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Photo of soldiers receiving mail during mail call
Upcoming Exhibition: “Mail Call” Opening Autumn 2011
11.10.2010

Mail call is a moment where the frontline and home front connect. “Mail Call” is also the title and topic of an exhibition opening at the National Postal Museum in autumn 2011.

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