Gathering dust in the attic, a donation to a consignment store, or neatly packed away in a footlocker is where many military items find their final resting place.
Sometimes, however, these items end up being donated to a museum collection–getting a new lease on life–just as one retro uniform did at the Peterson Air and Space Museum.
“You never know what part of history you are going to represent during your time in the military. That uniform would have ended up in a bin somewhere at a Goodwill store; my friend talked me into donating it,” said Ramon Duron, now a systems architect with U.S. Strategic Command.
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