Wilson to Unveil Write from the Front Exhibit

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September 7, 2006



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Wilson to Unveil Write from the Front Exhibit



COLUMBIA - Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) on Monday will participate in the unveiling of the Write from the Front traveling exhibit. Write from the Front was launched in 2003 by the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum to preserve the stories of South Carolina soldiers. Congressman Wilson is a Write from the Front contributor.



Dale and Ann Hampton, the parents of Capt. Kimberly Hampton, the first woman pilot in U.S. history to die in combat, will be in attendance. The Hamptons will donate some of Kimberly's belongings to the museum. Other special guests include Lisa Yanity, a high school guidance counselor who wrote a blog during her service in Afghanistan . Ms. Yanity's blog is part of the Write from the Front collection. Members of Bryan Tolar's family, who is currently deployed training the Afghan army with the S.C. National Guard, will also attend.





WHO: Congressman Joe Wilson



WHAT: Press conference/ceremony to unveil the Write from the Front exhibit



WHEN: Monday, September 11, 2006; 10 a.m.



WHERE: Atrium of the State Museum , 301 Gervais Street