PRINCETON – Volunteers are coming forward to staff a museum honoring local veterans’ sacrifices, but more are still needed to insure that it’s open when visitors arrive at its doors.
The Those Who Served War Museum, located in the Memorial Building near the Mercer County Courthouse, has artifacts ranging from German and Japanese weapons and equipment that American troops brought home after World War II to a Bluefield man’s Medal of Honor.
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