Honor Our Veterans
Connect to our History of Service and Sacrifice
by exploring museums, memorials and monuments located throughout the United States, including virtual collections.
National Veterans Shrine and Register of Honor at the American Village
The National Veterans Shrine is patterned after Philadelphia’s Carpenters Hall. The Shrine honors our veterans’ service and sacrifice for America and its freedom.
The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today—so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.
The National WWI Museum and Memorial
From research and education, to collections and exhibitions. The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City offers a variety of ways to learn about WWI and those who fought it.
The Honor Flight Network
The mission of the Honor Flight Network is to celebrate America’s Veterans by inviting them to share in a day of honor at our nation’s memorials, free of charge.
The Museum of the American Revolution
The Museum of the American Revolution uncovers and shares compelling stories about the diverse people and complex events that sparked America’s ongoing experiment in liberty, equality, and self-government.
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown tells the story of the nation’s founding, from the twilight of the colonial period to the dawn of the Constitution and beyond.
The Buffalo Soldiers’ Museum
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston, Texas is dedicated to exploring and displaying the stories and contributions of African Americans in the military by way of performing and visual arts, educational programming, and exhibitions.
National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History serves as the custodian of our national treasures. A nearly 800,000-square-foot museum on the National Mall, and numerous online channels, welcome millions of people every year from across the country and around the world, free of charge. The museum is a part of the Smithsonian.
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Request military records, find tools for teaching, explore our Nation’s history, or visit the museum.
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress holds numerous documents relating to the revolution. Rotating exhibits often contain some of these documents. Within the collection is Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence.
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with the American Revolution, including manuscripts, broadsides, government documents, books, and maps. Click here to visit the Library of Congress digital Guide to the American Revolution.
The National Museum of the United States Army
The National Museum of the United States Army celebrates almost 250 years of Army history and honors our Nation’s soldiers —past, present and future—the regular Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard.
The National Infantry Museum
The National Infantry Museum boasts a wide variety of exhibits, both indoors and outdoors, that tell the story of the American Infantry Soldier from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
The National Museum of the United States Navy
The National Museum of the U.S. Navy collects, preserves, displays, and interprets historic naval artifacts and artwork to inform, educate, and inspire naval personnel and the general public.
National Museum of the United States Air Force
The National Museum of the United States Air Force collects, researches, conserves, interprets and presents the Air Force’s history, heritage and traditions, as well as today’s mission to fly, fight and win … air power anytime, anywhere to a global audience through engaging exhibits, educational outreach, special programs, and the stewardship of the national historic collection.
National Museum of the Marine Corps
The museum collects and provides responsible stewardship for objects related to the history of the Marine Corps and individual Marines;
interprets the history of the Marine Corps through exhibitions, professional presentations, and other public programming; conducts collections-based research and shares the results of that research through publications, exhibitions, and accessible public programming; and develops materials and conducts educational programs for students, families, and educators to increase their knowledge of the history of the Marine Corps.
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