Concerning acquisition of artifacts for modern times, the museum is very proactive in working with the Department of National Defence to be able to secure key artifacts for the national collection. One that comes to mind was one of the G Wagons, the vehicle that first hit a landmine in Afghanistan. The crew inside were not killed. Their legs were broken, their ankles were crushed, and the engine was blown about 20 feet. The engine remained in Afghanistan, but with the help of the Department of National Defence, this particular artifact was preserved and brought back. It is now in the national collection and has been on display in an exhibition on Afghanistan.
So the museum remains very proactive in trying to work with all parties to make sure that modern-day artifacts are preserved. Right now the Department of National Defence has a large legacy program under way, so we work with them to see what artifacts are of national importance to the museum to ensure they're preserved. It doesn't necessarily have to be at the Canadian War Museum, but we want to make sure that those memories and those artifacts are preserved somewhere in Canada.
A lot of our artifacts come through donation and transfer as gifts, but we are fortunate to have a national collection trust fund that people, private members, are able to donate to, which allows us to purchase certain artifacts that we deem to be of great importance. The majority of our artifacts still come in through donation. We receive e-mails from individuals. I can tell you that I received an e-mail yesterday from a fellow who was in Afghanistan, who has all this material that he acquired, and he's looking for a good home for it. We are fortunate to have the ability to collect all material all the time.
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