DeKalb veteran center to showcase African American military history picture museum

The Remake The World (RTW) Veteran Center, 854 W. Lincoln Highway, in DeKalb, hopes to share the impact behind the stories of heroes who have fought for the country. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the center will showcase a picture museum on African American military history, according to the veteran center. The event is open to the public. It will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. at the center in the Junction Shopping Center near Northern Illinois University. The museum will feature images from before the Revolutionary War to the present. The center says they intend for the museum to educate, honor, preserve and inspire, according to the veteran center.