The POST Project
How have service members stayed connected to their friends and family while they are deployed? What happens after they come back? How can we stay connected to our veterans and their experiences using images and words?
POSTCARDS OF SERVICE TOGETHER
Pictured above: Selections from the series “Letters Home” by Frankie J. Howery, US Air Force 1966-67
About the POST Project
Adjusting to a new, unprecedented reality in the physical absence of friends and family can be extremely isolating. The veterans and military families who have selflessly served our nation know this very well.
Inspired by the work of NVAM artist and Vietnam veteran, Frankie J. Howery, visitors are encouraged to reflect on the works of the museum and design a postcard to be sent to another member of the NVAM Community.
Students write to active duty families, artists write to our veterans and their caretakers, all in the name of connecting communities with the veteran experience.
About “Letters Home”
Frankie J. Howery was born in Chicago in 1943. He served in Vietnam as an Aircrew Egress Systems Technician in the U.S. Air Force 366th Field Maintenance Squadron from 1966-67. He began drawing on the envelopes of his letters home to amuse himself and pass the time, to illustrate the topics of his letters, and to convince his family not to worry about him by injecting some humor into the depictions of his day-to-day life.
Reflecting on Howery’s artwork has us thinking about the ways in which we can remain connected to our friends and family despite the distance between us. How have you been connecting with your distant family and friends during this time?