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2021 NATIONAL MUSEUM PROGRAMTHE FOUNDATION OPERATED ALL REVENUE-GENERATING ACTIVITIES FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH REOPENED IN JUNE 2021 AFTER BEING TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS A HEALTH PRECAUTION DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE ARMY OWNS, OPERATES, AND MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM, WHILE THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVENUE GENERATION, FUNDRAISING, AND MEMBERSHIP. REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SPECIAL EVENTS, RETAIL SERVICE, FOOD SERVICES (CAFE AND CATERING), SIMULATORS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES.

2021 HISTORICAL AND EDUCATION PROGRAMBECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DOES NOT PROVIDE SUCH SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. THE SUBJECT OF MANY OF THESE QUERIES OFTEN RELATES TO FAMILY HISTORIES, DETAILS OF A RELATIVE'S ARMY SERVICE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THEY CAN ALSO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SUBJECTS. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION STAFF HISTORIANS WHO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH IN THE FOUNDATION'S OWN MILITARY LIBRARY, AT THE U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, AND VIA ONLINE RESOURCES. IN 2021, THE AHF STAFF RESPONDED TO NEARLY 400 INQUIRES FROM MEMBERS, DONORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.FOUR ISSUES OF ON POINT WERE PUBLISHED IN 2021, WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,000 COPIES PER ISSUE MAILED OUT, MOST GOING TO MEMBERS AND DONORS. THE FOUNDATION HAS PUBLISHED ON POINT, WHICH STARTED AS A QUARTERLY EIGHT-PAGE NEWSLETTER AND IS NOW A FULL-COLOR, AWARD-WINNING, 68-PAGE MAGAZINE. ON POINT FEATURES ARTICLES ON A WIDE RANGE OF ARMY HISTORY AND ARTWORK, ALONG WITH MILITARY BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS ABOUT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THE PUBLICATION INCLUDES ARTICLES BY NOTABLE MILITARY HISTORIANS AND ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING HISTORIANS AND NOVICE AUTHORS TO GET PUBLISHED IN A HISTORY MAGAZINE. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED PUBLISHING ON POINT ONLINE AS WELL. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO DELIVER AHF'S ARMY JOURNAL ON A DIGITAL PLATFORM, INCREASING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY WHILE DECREASING COST DURING A TIME WITH A SURGE IN DIGITAL CONTENT IN THE MARKETPLACE.THE DISTINGUISHED WRITING AWARDS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 TO RECOGNIZE AUTHORS WHO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERATURE ON U.S. ARMY HISTORY. EACH YEAR NOMINATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE AWARDS COMMITTEE BY PUBLISHERS AND JOURNAL EDITORS. A SMALL GROUP OF FINALISTS ARE SELECTED, AND A FINAL JUDGING IS MADE. THE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED IN MAY AND PRESENTED AT THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL MEMBERS' MEETING. IN 2021, AHF PRESENTED $4,500 IN AWARD MONEY TO AUTHORS OF SIX BOOKS AND TWO ARTICLES. AWARD-WINNING BOOKS INCLUDE: -BIOGRAPHY: COURAGE ABOVE ALL THINGS: GENERAL JOHN ELLIS WOOL AND THE U.S. MILITARY, 1812-1863, BY HARWOOD P. HINTON AND JERRY THOMPSON (UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS)-OPERATIONAL/BATTLE HISTORY: THE US VOLUNTEERS IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES: COUNTERINSURGENCY, PACIFICATION, AND COLLABORATION, 1899-1901, BY JOHN SCOTTREED (UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS)-INSTITUTIONAL/FUNCTIONAL HISTORY: CIVIL WAR SUPPLY AND STRATEGY: FEEDING MEN AND MOVING ARMIES, BY EARL J. HESS (LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS)-JOURNALS, MEMOIRS, AND LETTERS: RANGERS LED THE WAY: WWII ARMY RANGERS IN THEIR OWN WORDS, BY CHRIS KETCHERSIDE AND GEORGE DESPOTIS, MD (SCHIFFER MILITARY)-UNIT HISTORY: TO THE LAST MAN: A NATIONAL GUARD REGIMENT IN THE GREAT WAR, 1917-1919, BY JONATHAN D. BRATTEN (ARMY UNIVERSITY PRESS)-REFERENCE AND COMPILATION: CIVIL WAR FLAGS OF TENNESSEE, BY STEPHEN D. COX (UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PRESS)AWARD WINNING ARTICLES INCLUDE: -ACADEMIC JOURNALS : "'OUR ARMY WILL HUT THIS WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE': GEORGE WASHINGTON, DECISION MAKING, AND THE COUNCILS OF WAR," BY RICARDO A. HERRERA. ARMY HISTORY, FALL 2020.-JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES: "'ERNIE WAS ONE OF US'", BY ROY MORRIS JR. MHQ-THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY, AUTUMN 2020. THE BOOK AWARD WINNERS RECEIVE A PLAQUE HONORING THE BOOK AND A $1,000 CAHS AWARD. THE ARTICLE AWARD WINNERS ALSO RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND A $250 CASH AWARD. THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL MEETING IN 2022, AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. ARMY AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. THE ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER. ITS GOAL IS TO PROMOTE GREATER PUBLIC APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT AMERICA'S ARMY - REGULAR, RESERVE, AND NATIONAL GUARD - HAS MADE TO THE NATION IN 247 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION IS THE PRINCIPAL FUNDRAISER TO BUILD THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, WHICH OFFICIALLY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2020 AT FORT BELVOIR.IN ADDITION TO FUNDRAISING FOR AND MANAGING THE REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THE FOUNDATION'S PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE REFURBISHMENT OF HISTORICAL ARMY BUILDINGS; ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL ART, ARTIFACTS, AND DOCUMENTS; SUPPORT OF ARMY HISTORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION OF HISTORICAL MATERIALS ON THE AMERICAN SOLDIER; AND PROVIDING COUNSEL AND SUPPORT TO PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO THE SAME GOALS AS THE FOUNDATION.THE ARMY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION'S INTERN PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN U.S. ARMY HISTORY TO GAIN PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF HISTORIANS. USING THE AHF LIBRARY AND VARIOUS ONLINE AND ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AHF INTERNS (ASSISTANT HISTORIANS) PERFORM MANY OF THE SAME TASKS AS THE FOUNDATION'S REGULAR STAFF, INCLUDING WRITING AND EDITING ARTICLES FOR ON POINT, RESEARCHING AND ANSWERING HISTORICAL INQUIRIES, AND CONDUCTING IMAGE RESEARCH. AHF INTERNS HAVE GONE ON TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND OTHER ENDEAVORS AFTER COMPLETING INTERNSHIPS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT AS HISTORIANS, CURATORS, AND TEACHERS, AS WELL AS ACCEPTANCE TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HISTORY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE.

2021 MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMAT THE END OF 2021, MEMBERSHIP STOOD AT 46,453, INCLUDING 3,187 1814 SOCIETY LIFE MEMBERS AND 43,266 AHF MEMBERS.