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Museum of the Bible Opens “Bible in Times of War” Exhibit

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC · How we work

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The Museum of the Bible opened the “Bible in Times of War” exhibit.
Curator Wesley Viner, a Marine veteran, collected pocket-sized “Heart Shield Bibles” from World War II and Korea.
Families purchased the metal-covered Bibles for loved ones as protection and spiritual comfort.
The exhibit also displays Civil War soldier John Weissenheimer’s Bible, linking him to the 107th Ohio Infantry.

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The Museum of the Bible opened the “Bible in Times of War” exhibit.
Curator Wesley Viner, a Marine veteran, collected pocket-sized “Heart Shield Bibles” from World War II and Korea.
Families purchased the metal-covered Bibles for loved ones as protection and spiritual comfort.
The exhibit also displays Civil War soldier John Weissenheimer’s Bible, linking him to the 107th Ohio Infantry.