Documentarian Ken Burns is also a history adviser to the museum. Its advisory board includes former defense secretaries and other military leaders, former government employees, and journalists. Patrick Brady, retired Navy SEAL Britt Slabinski, Army SSG David Bellavia, retired Army Col.
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The foundation’s board of directors boasts five Medal of Honor recipients - Army Major Gen. Cassidy, a retired US Navy SEAL and NASA chief astronaut, was tapped in August to lead the foundation, taking over for Joe Daniels, the former head of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. The foundation also recently changed leadership. Its central location in the country, close proximity to a major airport and the opportunity to build in Arlington’s entertainment district that’s home to the Cowboys and Texas Rangers all made the city an appealing site for the museum. Originally imagined in South Carolina, the museum location was moved to Texas in 2019 following a nationwide search for a new site. Steel made Viñoly think of the “extraordinary acts of valor that distinguish the Medal of Honor recipients, as though an individual was miraculously lifting a heavy burden in support of their brothers and sisters in arms, and really to protect our whole collective,” he explained in a video.Ĭassidy told CNN that they have also been impacted by the global supply chain crisis, which has escalated the prices for the materials to build the museum. The five columns holding up the steel slab symbolize the five branches of the military, with the newest sixth military branch, the US Space Force, represented by an oculus at the center of the steel slab.
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The museum’s unique design from architect Rafael Viñoly features a massive slab of steel engineered to appear as though it is floating in midair. The foundation still needs to secure subcontractors, raise the last bit of funds, and get final approval from the city of Arlington to start digging. Right now, the museum has a location, an architect and design, majority of the funds, and historical artifacts, including medals themselves, donated by the families of Medal of Honor recipients. More than 3,500 Americans have been awarded the Medal of Honor since it was established in 1861. The foundation plans to break ground on the museum early next year and hopes to have the museum completed and open to the public in 2024.Ĭassidy said the foundation is under some “urgency” to get the museum completed by then so that the 66 living Medal of Honor recipients can tour the museum in their lifetime. The museum will house galleries highlighting the stories of Americans awarded the Medal of Honor, visiting exhibits, an education center, a leadership institute and a theater for events. It won’t necessarily be on the battlefield, but maybe I can find that same courage in other aspects of life,'” Cassidy said. “Our goal is to have museum visitors leave the experience thinking, ‘Wow, they did incredible things, but perhaps so can I in my life. The National Medal of Honor Museum’s stated mission is “to commemorate the stories of our Medal of Honor recipients, unite Americans around what it means to be patriotic, and inspire us to find the hero within ourselves.” “And I think having all three of those former presidents record that message sends that message very clearly.”Ī museum designed to remember, unite and inspire The Medal of Honor - the values of courage, sacrifice, patriotism, that’s something that represents our nation,” Cassidy said. We’re on a mission to inspire America by highlighting something that’s universally supported.
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“It really helps our efforts in terms of the message that it sends about unity, and that’s what our project is about. It’s been difficult to determine how much has been raised by the PSA since its debut, but the presidential message has drawn attention to the museum and monument, Christopher Cassidy, the foundation’s president and CEO, told CNN. The PSA first aired during the NFL’s Sunday game between the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, close to the proposed site for the museum in Texas. Providing a home for their stories to be kept and shared with future generations is one way we can express our gratitude.” It’s our responsibility to honor these patriots and their families. Each answered a noble call and demonstrated tremendous personal courage, love of country, and devotion to duty.
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In a statement, Bush said, “America owes a debt we can never fully repay to Medal of Honor recipients. The three former commanders in chief have honorary positions on the board of directors for the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, which was started to design, fund and maintain the museum. Obama adds: “Let’s all come together to build a museum in their honor.” We will always be inspired by their heroism,” Clinton says in the minute-long PSA video. “We salute these extraordinary Americans.