Museum of the Marine, Jacksonville, NC

The Museum of the Marine will have three main galleries, an orientation theater, a special exhibits gallery, and a court of honor. Inside each of the three main galleries will be a Memory Zone. This exhibit is inspired by the Story Corps project. These Memory Zones will provide a place for visiting veterans to record their memories of their time in the Marine Corps. Future visitors, archivists and researchers will then be able to access edited versions of the clips at adjacent touch screens. Visitors will enter the museum and step into the Great Hall. Imagine late afternoon sunlight streaming through majestic Ribbon Windows, coloring the floor with the proud colors of military campaign ribbons. Your journey begins bathed in the proud heritage of the Marine Corps.
	Get your bearings in the Museum?s theater with a short film. Three high definition screens will envelope you in the Museum of the Marine experience. At the end of the film, the main screen will lift and you will walk down Freedom Way. Yellow ribbons on trees, sheet banners, and scenes of reunion are reminiscent of the military community's way of welcoming home Marines and honoring their service.
	Explore how Carolina communities moved from small town to boom town with the arrival of the Corps. United and divided, how has the relationship between the Marine Corps and the local communities changed and evolved? Experience the transformation from citizen to Marine as you hear personal stories of Marines sharing their life-changing experiences from boot camp and MOS training to the battlefield.
	Since WWII, the Marine Corps has relied upon Carolina bases to sharpen its fighting forces. WWII and the Pacific are synonymous with the strength of the Corps, and this proud history will be the start of the battle history of the Carolina Marine. In war and in peace, the Marine has been ever vigilant. How does the mission change? From war to cold war, from battlefield to humanitarian rescue, the visitor will learn about the resilience of the Marine.
	The future of the Marine Corps is tested every day in the Carolinas. What type of equipment will the Marine of the future take into battle? How are today's Marines improving equipment and technology through real-time feedback? How does the Corps bring new technology like the MV-22 from blueprint to battlefield? What is the Carolina MAGTAF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) Experience what it is like to be a Modern Marine and get a peek at the future of the Corps.
	Inside each of the three main galleries will be a Memory Zone. This exhibit is inspired by the Story Corps project. These Memory Zones will provide a place for visiting veterans to record their memories of their time in the Marine Corps. Future visitors, archivists and researchers will then be able to access edited versions of the clips at adjacent touch screens.