The National Medal of Honor Museum
Coming Soon to Arlington, TX
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he first Medals of Honor were presented on 25 March 1863 (this is why March 25th is National Medal of Honor Day) by the Secretary of War to 6 US Army Volunteers. It makes one wonder why after 158 years, we still do not have a National Medal of Honor Museum. There are other places across our great country that may have what they call a Medal of By Kenneth Reige Honor Museum (including the USAF Veteran Comfort Suites in Gallup) but not a National Museum. Well, thankfully this is about to change. In 2019, Arlington, TX was selected as the site for this (way overdue) museum that will not only honor all those who have served (by some estimates well over 40 million) in the United States Military, but also those who have performed such heroic feats that only 3,530 Medals of
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Honor have been presented. Many of these acts of heroism have been so far Above and Beyond the Call of Duty that the recipient gave his life so others might live. Of the 3,530 there has been only 1 female recipient, Dr. Mary Walker (Civil War). Below is the final artistic rendition of the Medal of Honor Museum that as of now is scheduled to break ground in March 2022 and scheduled to open sometime in 2024. My guess is they will try for March 2024. Not only has this museum been approved, but also a National Medal of Honor Monument will be erected in Washington, D.C. The museum will not only be the place to honor all the brave Americans who have received our nation’s highest award for valor against an enemy force, but also a world class education center where they will be able to reach out across our great country and the world to help educate anyone wishing to learn about our nation’s greatest heroes. I believe our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, put it best by saying: “Any Nation that does not Honor Its Heroes will
