April 24, 2002
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -
Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systemand the National Park Service today unveiled the Valley Forge Muster Roll: the first automated record of nearly 30,000 soldiers who served at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. The unveiling was held at the Valley Forge National Historical Park Visitor Center in Valley Forge, Pa.Lockheed Martin volunteers have allowed the park to share soldiers' records at two interactive kiosks in the park's visitor center. Volunteers have also constructed an
Internet sitethat can interface with the database free from anywhere in the world.During the past year and a half, more than 30 employees from Lockheed Martin M&DS donated over 2,000 hours and worked with park officials to computerize thousands of historical documents containing the soldiers' information. The information, which was collected over the last 50 years by park volunteers and staff, was entered into the database.