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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 45 Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P 400 Westwood Shopping Center Suite 210 (Player Office Building) Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.426.5291 www.playermclean.com Business Litigation | Contracts | Corporate Formations Bankruptcy | Real Estate Litigation | Construction Law Collections | Land Use | Wills & Estates Condemnations | Commercial Transactions Lonnie M. Player, Jr. James A. McLean, III Anne Mayo Evans Aaron N. Bailey Jennifer Malone* *Of Counsel Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P Player McLean, LLP A T T O R N E Y S M P W hen the Airborne & Special Operations Museum opened in downtown Fayetteville in August 2000, it told the story of 60 years of military history. Early on, displays were tweaked to carve out space for exhibits about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. But much of the museum has remained largely the same since 2000. Next year, that will start to change. e nonprofit ASOM Foundation is in the midst of an $8.5 million fund-raising campaign to pay for major updates at the 59,000-square- foot museum. Among the plans: substantially increasing display space to tell the story of the continuing Global War on Terror and integrating more digital technology into displays throughout the museum. Organizers hope the first phase of the project will be complete by the museum's 20th anniversary in August of next year. e target date for the completion of the second and final phase is 2022. So far, nearly $3 million has been pledged, according to Liz Mileshko, the foundation's executive director. Built with nearly $23 million from public and private sources, the museum is devoted to preserving and relating the history of the U.S. Army's airborne and special operations soldiers. It is part of the U.S. Army Museum System, which is responsible for the facility's operation and maintenance. e foundation handles other costs, including marketing and major improvements of exhibits and the outside grounds. It's a beautiful building with engaging exhibits, from the mannikins in genuine paratrooper gear hanging from opened parachutes in the atrium to the restored World War II aircra, Vietnam-era Huey helicopter and light 800•894•1761 www.nextdayaccess.com dlong@nextdayaccess.com • Ramps (purchase & rental) • Grab Bars • Vertical Platform Lifts • Pool Lifts • Stair Lifts • Ceiling Lifts • Handrails • Bathroom Saftey • Door Widenings • Safety Home Automation Stay in Your Home Longer & Safer Fayetteville's Certified Accessibility Specialist

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