{"id":30602,"date":"2019-10-03T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T10:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/03\/medal-of-honor-museum-to-be-located-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:31:55","slug":"medal-of-honor-museum-to-be-located-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2019\/10\/03\/medal-of-honor-museum-to-be-located-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Medal of Honor Museum to be located in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Medal of Honor Museum will be built in Arlington, Texas, the museum\u2019s foundation announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With nearly 70 recipients hailing from the region and nearly 1.8 million veterans and active-duty military residing in Texas, Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation said in the announcement that Arlington was the optimal location to build the museum showcasing the nation\u2019s highest medal for valor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 3,500 military service members have received the nation\u2019s highest military honor since the first medal was presented in 1863. The National Medal of Honor Museum<\/a> will offer an experience that draws personal and emotional connections to Medal of Honor recipients and their inspiring stories, according to the foundation\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The foundation is also working with the Texas\u2019 congressional delegation to create a monument in the nation\u2019s capital for Medal of Honor recipients, the announcement states.<\/p>\n\n\n\t