Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA

We're here for the opening of the photography exhibit, Witness to Global Conflict: 9/11 and Beyond.

MA National Guard Color Guard

Harvard Pro Musica Chorale sings America the Beautiful

The Marines also provided a color guard.

Dr. Michael Volmar, Curator of Collections for the Fruitlands Museum, spoke first.

Brendan O'Byrne, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, spoke next.

Brendan's unit hosted embedded journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington.

The book WAR and movie Restrepo resulted from these experiences.

John Gerlaugh, OSD Policy Chair of National Security Studies, spoke next.

Mr. Gerlaugh works for the National Defense University in Washington DC.

Rose Annese, Blue to Gold Liaison for our Blue Star Mothers chapter, spoke next.