Discover Pittsburgh's Role On The Battlefield And The Home Front In 'We Can Do It! WWII'

90.5 WESA | By Essential Pittsburgh

Published August 24, 2015 at 2:00 AM EDT

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Faces of veterans cover the walls inside the Reflection Room at the Heinz History museum as a part of the We Can Do it! WW II exhibit currently on display until Jan. 4, 2016.

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Artifacts, posters and literature cover the 10,000 square foot We Can Do It! WW II exhibit at the Heinz History Museum.

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A life-sized clay model of a soldier inside the WWII exhibit at the Heinz History Center.

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Walter Patton, 90, of Versailles Township served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from April 1943 to Nov. 1945. Today he is a volunteer at the Heinz History Musuem.

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George Herwig, 92, of West Mifflin served in the U.S. Coast Guard from Jan. 1942 to Nov. 1946.

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Edward Huzar and his son, Carl, look on as guests enter the WWII exhibit at the Heinz History Center.

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Dog tags hang from the ceiling inside the Reflection Room as a part of the WWII exhibit at the Heinz History Museum.

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World War II ended 70 years ago this month, and we're commemorating the event by producing a show from the Heinz History Center’s exhibit: We Can Do It! WWII. The 10,000 square foot exhibit features 300 artifacts and focuses on Pittsburgh’s role on both the battlefield and the home front. We'll take a tour of the exhibit and talks with veterans from the area who served in both the European and Pacific theaters.

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A tour of the Heinz History Center 'We Can Do It! WWII' exhibit with curator Leslie Przybylek.

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Heinz History Center President and CEO Andy Masich discusses the history of the oldest American jeep, created in the Pittsburgh region.

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