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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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On this day in 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the American Revolutionary War. What began as a British mission to seize colonial weapons turned into a fierce showdown with local militias — and the "shot heard ’round the world" marked the birth...

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Yesterday's Author Night was one for the books! Julia Whitehead, CEO of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library, joined Michael Jerome Plunkett, executive director of the Literature of War Foundation, for a powerful discussion on how Kurt Vonnegut’s WWII experiences shaped his iconic writing. From...

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Not sure yet what the museum is all about? Author and Fox News host Emily Compagno hosted our Vietnam War Veterans Day "Welcome Home" Ceremony and spoke with us after about what the museum means to her and the importance of keeping Veterans' stories front...

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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