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There’s only one Museum in America that honors ALL Veterans – from all branches of service, and from all eras of our nation’s proud history of military service, both peacetime and wartime. The National Veterans Memorial and Museum is a powerful and personal experience designed to give a voice to every man and woman who answered the call for our country.

This is neither a war memorial nor a military museum. The National Veterans Memorial and Museum takes visitors on a narrative journey telling individual stories and shared experiences of Veterans throughout history.


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This Veterans Day, we were honored to have Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., 17th president of The Ohio State University, as our ⁠Veterans Day ceremony keynote speaker. Carter is a distinguished leader both in the U.S. Navy as a Top Gun pilot and higher education where...

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U.S. Marines debarking in Brisbane after leaving Guadalcanal, 1942. #HistoricalPhoto #USMC #Marines #PacificeTheater #WWII #WorldWarII
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#OTD in 1968, 31-year-old Major Colin Powell was on board a UH-1 Huey helicopter with other soldiers when the aircraft crashed in the Vietnamese jungle due to mechanical failure. The helicopter burst into flames upon impact, leaving Powell and the others in a dangerous situation...

Their stories shaped a nation. Our freedom is their legacy. Share in the celebration, and be inspired by the courage of those who served.

We are the Home of the Brave.

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The NVMM is Open on MLK Day!

$1 Admission on Jan. 16 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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