Exhibit Opening: Eyes of Freedom

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
Simi Valley, CA

Visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum between November 8, 2024 and December 8, 2024, to view our new special exhibition, Eyes of Freedom, a traveling memorial dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of all who answer our nation’s call. There is no additional charge to view this exhibition.

In the Spring of 2005, “L”-Co. or Lima Company was deployed to Iraq. Twenty-two Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed in action between May and August of that year. The news of their losses prompted spontaneous expressions of compassion for the families of the fallen and the surviving Marines.

Anita Miller, a Columbus artist who had no prior connection to the Marines, describes her experience…“I awoke in the middle of the night with a start and hovering in front of me I saw life-sized paintings, displayed in a circle. People were milling around them, leaving messages of love in the boots at the base of the portraits.” Two and a half years later, after meeting and working with the families of the fallen, The Lima Company Memorial was unveiled in the Ohio Statehouse and was displayed before it began touring the country. To date, this exhibition has been displayed in 34 states and over 360 events. The Reagan Library is honored to be its next host.