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 remembrance memorial. Visitors enter the museum through the Great Hall. Imagine the late afternoon sun streaming through the majestic Campaign Ribbon Windows. 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 hung from fences, and scenes of reunion are reminiscent of the community's way of welcoming home Marines and honoring their service.
	Learn the sacrifices of villagers displaced to make way for the bases. Explore how Carolina communities moved from small town to boom town with the arrival of the Corps. How has the relationship between the Marine Corps and the local communities strengthened and evolved? Hear personal stories of Marines sharing their life-changing experiences from the training field to the battlefield.
	Since WWII, the Marine Corps has relied upon Carolina bases to develop its fighting forces. World War II 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. From world war to cold war, from battlefield to humanitarian relief, the visitor will learn about the flexibility of the Marine.
	The future of the Marine Corps is being developed every day in the Carolinas, and Marines are constantly adapting to the changing environments of modern war-fighting. What type of equipment will the Marine of the future take into battle? How are today's Marines improving equipment and technology? How does the Corps bring new technology like the MV-22/Osprey from blueprint to battlefield? What is the Carolina MAGTF (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 main galleries will be a Memory Zone to provide a place for visitors to record their memories of the Corps and the Carolinas. Future visitors, archivists and researchers will be able to access edited versions of the clips to ensure that our heritage is not forgotten. Semper Fidelis.