Navy landing Marines at Da Nang
(NATIONAL ARCHIVES PHOTO)
is it important for this museum to be built?
museum will provide an educational venue that presents an unbiased account
of the Vietnam Era that will allow visitors to develop their own understanding
of one of Americas most controversial periods. Accurate answers
to this wars questions are important to our society; to help heal
the scars that remain and ensure that we learn from our past. This museum
will help those who were involved, whether as participants from the
five services involved in the war, anti-war
activists, family members of those who served or just observers, to
remember, and better understand, the key happenings of those times in
order to finally be able to move on.
makes this museum unique?
museum isnt a reflective static monument or memorial, but an educational
venue designed to cultivate a better understanding of the era and how
it affected those that lived through it.
is to be served by the museum?
museum serves anyone with an interest in American history; anyone who
participated in, or was affected by, the Vietnam Era; and anyone who
seeks to understand why this short period in our history was so important
and so deeply affected our country and the world. It will provide a
place where future generations can study this important period in history.
so many different displays
about the opposition to the war
the people of Vietnam
about their culture?
displays are designed to show as many aspects of the Vietnam War and
the Era as possible. It is important that visitors appreciate not only
the military aspects, but how the Vietnamese culture affected the conduct
and outcome of the war; how events in the US contributed to the eventual
outcome; and how events in Vietnam affected the US throughout the rest
of the 20th century--and into the 21st Century.
is it planned for Mineral Wells, Texas?
site was chosen for the museum because the most visible and remembered
symbol of the Vietnam War was the helicopter, and the majority of Vietnam
helicopter pilots began their training at Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells,
site is also less than an hours drive from the heart of the Dallas-Fort
Worth metroplex, an area with a population of over 4 million people
and the home of DFW International Airport with regularly scheduled flights
to major cities in the US and worldwide.
answers to your other questions about the museum, please contact