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On May 20 at 7 p.m. EDT dive into the history of one of the crucial turning points of the American War for Independence with Dr. Kevin Weddle. Register now:
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
On May 20 at 7 p.m. EDT dive into the history of one of the crucial turning points of the American War for Independence with Dr. Kevin Weddle. Register now:
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
“I learned leadership at West Point and in combat. There is no greater privilege than leading our nation’s sons and daughters.”
- Capt. Chihung Szeto
Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/soldiers-stories/
#AAPIArmy
“I learned leadership at West Point and in combat. There is no greater privilege than leading our nation’s sons and daughters.”
- Capt. Chihung Szeto
Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/soldiers-stories/
#AAPIArmy
Tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT, learn how Soldiers worked together to keep the “what if?” from becoming a reality during the Cold War. Can’t make it tomorrow? This program will be offered again on May 19 and 26.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Tomorrow at 10 a.m. EDT, learn how Soldiers worked together to keep the “what if?” from becoming a reality during the Cold War. Can’t make it tomorrow? This program will be offered again on May 19 and 26.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Celebrating Army nurses and the special roles they hold in the U.S. Army. Learn more about the Vietnam Nurse Soldier figure on display in the Cold War Gallery.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/cold-war/
#NursesAppreciation #WorthTheWait
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Last chance to prove that we’re the Best New Museum! Vote for us in the USA TODAY 10 Best competition. Voting closes at 12-noon EDT today!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
Last chance to prove that we’re the Best New Museum! Vote for us in the USA TODAY 10 Best competition. Voting closes at 12-noon EDT today!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to mothers and maternal figures everywhere!
“From Mother.” This senninbari, made especially for Jimmy M. Mizote, 442nd RCT, by his mother for her only son, is a Japanese tradition consisting of one thousand knots on a cloth sash using a single continuous thread. The senninbari was believed to confer protection, strength and courage to the wearer.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/army-society/
#AAPIArmy
On May 20 at 7 p.m. EDT join us for a virtual Book Talk with author Dr. Kevin Weddle. We will dive into the history of one of the crucial turning points of the American War for Independence. Reserve your spot in advance:
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
On May 20 at 7 p.m. EDT join us for a virtual Book Talk with author Dr. Kevin Weddle. We will dive into the history of one of the crucial turning points of the American War for Independence. Reserve your spot in advance:
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
DYK we are nominated as Best New Museum in the USA Today 10 Best competition? Your vote improves our chances of winning. Continue to vote daily through May 10.
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#WorthTheWait
DYK we are nominated as Best New Museum in the USA Today 10 Best competition? Your vote improves our chances of winning. Continue to vote daily through May 10.
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#WorthTheWait
It was an honor to host NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan today for the return of the WWII artifact that accompanied him in space. Read more about their historic journey!
https://www.army.mil/article/245932/army_astronaut_to_return_wwii_artifact_after_nine_month_space_mission
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
#NationalAstronautDay
Watch this week’s Volunteer Stories From Home featuring Col. (Ret) Keith June.
Army Historical Foundation
Volunteer Stories from Home When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the National Museum of the United States Army to temporarily close its doors, the Museum’s volunteers were left anxiously waiting to share the Museum’s hidden stories and why they chose to be part of this historic project. “Voluntee...
Sharing the Soldier story through art. Woolf’s piece is on display in the Art Of Soldiering exhibit in the Museum’s Special Exhibition Gallery.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/special-exhibition-gallery/
#WorthTheWait
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Plan ahead for this month’s virtual events!
May 4- Battle Brief: The Army and the Philippines
May 12, 19, and 26- Field Trip: The Army and the Cold War
May 20- Book Talk with Dr. Kevin Weddle
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Plan ahead for this month’s virtual events!
May 4- Battle Brief: The Army and the Philippines
May 12, 19, and 26- Field Trip: The Army and the Cold War
May 20- Book Talk with Dr. Kevin Weddle
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Ready. Set. Vote! There’s still more time for us to move up on the leader board. Vote daily through May 10. Voting tip: You may vote once a day on each of your devices.
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
Ready. Set. Vote! There’s still more time for us to move up on the leader board. Vote daily through May 10. Voting tip: You may vote once a day on each of your devices.
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
This artificial hand was issued to Sgt. Shigeru Inouye after he suffered a severe arm injury during World War II. Controlled by a harness, it included a cosmetic “glove” with realistic skin lines and individually implanted hairs.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/nisei-soldier-experience/
#AAPIArmy
In episode 8 of Curator’s Corner discover the story of Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, who was the highest-ranking U.S. Army Jewish officer at the time of his death. Rose’s M1 helmet and Soldier story is on display in the Army & Society Gallery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trk_bm3XSzk
Learn about one of the most iconic items of military equipment through the story of lifelong Soldier, Major General Maurice Rose: https://www.thenmusa.org/cu...
Have you voted today? We’ve been nominated by USA Today 10 Best for Best New Museum and we need your support. Vote daily through May 10!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
Have you voted today? We’ve been nominated by USA Today 10 Best for Best New Museum and we need your support. Vote daily through May 10!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/
#WorthTheWait
Join Christopher L. Kolakowski, author of “Last Stand on Bataan,” on May 4 at 7 p.m. EDT, to learn about the U.S. armed forces’ military involvement with the Philippine Islands for over a century.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
#AAPIArmy
Join Christopher L. Kolakowski, author of “Last Stand on Bataan,” on May 4 at 7 p.m. EDT, to learn about the U.S. armed forces’ military involvement with the Philippine Islands for over a century.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
#AAPIArmy
It’s interesting how many of the public health tips shared in 1918 are also relevant today. This Spanish flu poster is on display in the Museum’s Army and Society Gallery.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/army-society/
#WorthTheWait
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DYK the short Army film “Seeds of Destiny” won the Academy Award for the Most Outstanding Documentary Short Subject of 1946? The film was produced to keep the world’s focus on displaced and orphaned refugee children and champion the work of the UN’s Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. The Oscar statuette accepted by Brig. Gen. C.T. Lanham is on display in the Army & Society Gallery. Which nominated films are you rooting for this year?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0pkx4rIp8
#Oscars #WorthTheWait
On May 4 at 7 p.m. EDT, join Christopher L. Kolakowski, author of “Last Stand on Bataan,” to learn about the U.S. armed forces’ military involvement with the Philippine Islands for over a century.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
On May 4 at 7 p.m. EDT, join Christopher L. Kolakowski, author of “Last Stand on Bataan,” to learn about the U.S. armed forces’ military involvement with the Philippine Islands for over a century.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
If there were a category for “Best Museum Volunteers,” we know our team in royal blue polos would get your vote! Show your appreciation for our volunteers by voting for the Museum as Best New Museum in the USAToday contest!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/?fbclid=IwAR1TZlI7KVLzux5fCcfg4YTvQrFf4t8cyd7Z1RuwstDyvpmxB95jE6CDxV8
#VolunteerAppreciation
If there were a category for “Best Museum Volunteers,” we know our team in royal blue polos would get your vote! Show your appreciation for our volunteers by voting for the Museum as Best New Museum in the USAToday contest!
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-museum-2021/national-museum-of-the-united-states-army-fort-belvoir-virginia/?fbclid=IwAR1TZlI7KVLzux5fCcfg4YTvQrFf4t8cyd7Z1RuwstDyvpmxB95jE6CDxV8
#VolunteerAppreciation
Happy Birthday! The U.S. Army Reserve is an important part of the U.S. Army’s history and Soldiers’ stories. Over 113 years, it has evolved into the best trained, best equipped, and most ready Army Reserve in our Nation’s history. #USARBirthday113
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Day! Our Volunteers filled the Museum with a vibrant energy that fostered a great visitor experience. We share our appreciation for the volunteers and their diligence and constant support of the Museum. Enjoy this photo from December 2020.
For more information about the Volunteer program, visit https://www.thenmusa.org/get-involved/volunteer/
#VolunteerAppreciation
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Day! Our Volunteers filled the Museum with a vibrant energy that fostered a great visitor experience. We share our appreciation for the volunteers and their diligence and constant support of the Museum. Enjoy this photo from December 2020.
For more information about the Volunteer program, visit https://www.thenmusa.org/get-involved/volunteer/
#VolunteerAppreciation
On April 23 at 12:15 EDT, join Chief Curator, Paul Morando, on your lunch break and catch an exclusive look at Civil War artifacts on display in the Preserving the Nation Gallery.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
On April 23 at 12:15 EDT, join Chief Curator, Paul Morando, on your lunch break and catch an exclusive look at Civil War artifacts on display in the Preserving the Nation Gallery.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Tonight at 7 p.m., end your day with us and take a look at the hard-fought Battle of the Wilderness in early May 1864 - the first face-off between generals Grant and Lee in war-torn Virginia.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Tonight at 7 p.m., end your day with us and take a look at the hard-fought Battle of the Wilderness in early May 1864 - the first face-off between generals Grant and Lee in war-torn Virginia.
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
This rifle is attributed to Thomas Tileston of Dorchester, Mass. Tileston was a member of the “Sons of Liberty” as early as 1769. Tileston’s Soldier story is told in the Museum’s Founding the Nation Gallery.
https://www.thenmusa.org/exhibit/founding-the-nation/
#WorthTheWait
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You don’t want to miss out on this week’s virtual events!
April 20- Battle Brief: The Battle of the Wilderness, 1864
April 21- Field Trip: Civil War Soldier’s Load
April 23- Gallery Talk: Preserving the Nation Gallery
Reserve your spots now: https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
You don’t want to miss out on this week’s virtual events!
April 20- Battle Brief: The Battle of the Wilderness, 1864
April 21- Field Trip: Civil War Soldier’s Load
April 23- Gallery Talk: Preserving the Nation Gallery
Reserve your spots now: https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
During the 32 days the Museum was open, our Volunteers showed up and showed out!
208 Volunteers completed 1,105 shifts which were equivalent to a total of 3,315 work hours or 12.5 full-time employees per day!
As we begin #VolunteerAppreciation week, we send special thanks to our dedicated and knowledgeable Volunteers.
There’s one more chance to attend this month’s virtual Field Trip on April 21 at 10 AM EDT! Students of all ages are welcome to join us and learn about gear and weapons and get an up-close look at some of the items that made a Civil War Soldier’s Load. Register now!
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
There’s one more chance to attend this month’s virtual Field Trip on April 21 at 10 AM EDT! Students of all ages are welcome to join us and learn about gear and weapons and get an up-close look at some of the items that made a Civil War Soldier’s Load. Register now!
https://tickets.thenmusa.org/Info.aspx?EventID=12
Enjoy this interview with Duane Lempke, the man behind the lens of some of your favorite Museum photos!
Most people when they hit 82 years old they enjoy retirement and take a slower pace. That would not be true for retired Army Colonel Duane Lempke. He is still working as an aerial photographer. He routinely climbs aboard a helicopter snapping amazing pictures from above. “I’ve always bee...
LIVE this morning at 10 am ET, the WW I Memorial’s First Colors Ceremony honors those who served and sacrificed in the Army’s first venture overseas. These Soldiers are no longer with us, but their stories remain indelible.
The Museum showcases World War I Soldier stories including a wall of photo postcards illustrating their experiences while serving the Nation Overseas.
Watch the ceremony here:
https://firstcolors.worldwar1centennial.org/ceremony/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
LIVE this morning at 10 am ET, the WW I Memorial’s First Colors Ceremony honors those who served and sacrificed in the Army’s first venture overseas. These Soldiers are no longer with us, but their stories remain indelible.
The Museum showcases World War I Soldier stories including a wall of photo postcards illustrating their experiences while serving the Nation Overseas.
Watch the ceremony here:
https://firstcolors.worldwar1centennial.org/ceremony/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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In 1814, with the War of Independence still fresh in the minds of Americans and the War of 1812 still being waged, Congress enacted legislation directing the Secretary of War, the precursor of today’s Secretary of Defense, to gather symbols of combat from the young nation’s military struggles. The British invasion of Washington, and the subsequent burning of the White House and many other federal buildings would occur just four months later. Such was the start, some 200 years ago of what is now the National Museum of the United States Army.
As the Army’s national landmark, the National Army Museum is an enduring effort to tell the Army’s story and honor the accomplishments, sacrifices and commitment of American Soldiers.
The Museum is the first comprehensive and truly national museum to capture, display and interpret over 240 years of Army history. The Museum brings to life that history in times of war and peace as told through the eyes of Soldiers.
The Museum also offers educational experiences illustrating the Army’s role in building and defending our nation, humanitarian missions and technological and medical breakthroughs built on Army ingenuity.
The construction and maintenance of a national museum of this scale was and is a massive undertaking. The Museum is a joint effort between the U.S. Army and the nonprofit Army Historical Foundation. The U.S. Army designated the Army Historical Foundation as the official fundraiser to support the building’s construction on federal land—an 84-acre site at Fort Belvoir, Va.
A combination of Foundation and Museum contracts brought the Museum to life. Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, designed the building and Clark Construction Group, LLC, began construction of the 185,000 square-foot facility in 2017. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coordinated the site preparation, road construction, and utility installation.
Exhibit designers Christopher Chadbourne & Associates and Eisterhold Associates Inc. created the Museum’s story line and exhibit design. Design and Production, Inc. fabricated and installed the gallery exhibits. The Scenic Route, Inc., designed, fabricated and installed the Experiential Learning Center, the Army Theater and the Medal of Honor Experience. In total, over 30 different organizations brought their expertise to this important project.
While a joint construction effort, the U.S. Army now owns and operates the Museum. The Foundation will continue its fundraising role in support of Museum programs and will manage all retail, catering and special event services.
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