About the Museum
The
National Vietnam War Museum project
was formalized in 1998 to develop a national venue that would create
an atmosphere of learning about the Vietnam War era, and engage people
of all ages, nationalities, and political points of view.
In
1999, the museum was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) corporation in the
State of Texas and the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of a 12-acre site on Hwy 180, just east of Mineral Wells, Texas,
approximately 50 miles west of Fort Worth. In addition to establishing
a Board of Directors, the museum established a Board of Visitors, prominent
individuals selected to advise the Board of Directors and promote the
museum's cause. The museum has also established sponsorship relationships
with a number of local and national veterans' organizations for the purpose of promoting
the museum to their memberships.
The museum will tell the unbiased story of the more than
5 million servicemen and servicewomen who served there; the civilian contractors
who supported their efforts; the Vietnamese people, their culture and
history; and those on the home front, both those who supported and those
who protested the war.
Board of Directors
Gerald Brazell
PRESIDENT |
Edward
T. Luttenberger
VICE PRESIDENT |
Jim Messinger
TREASURER |
Rowena
Ash
SECRETARY |
Hayward Bellah, II
DIRECTOR |
Charles
S. Bogle
DIRECTOR |
Tom
Forbes
DIRECTOR |
Richard L. Gaurkee
DIRECTOR |
Janet
Holland
DIRECTOR |
William
Kane
DIRECTOR |
Choi
Nguyen
DIRECTOR |
H.
Wayne Sanderson
DIRECTOR |
Angelo
Spelios
DIRECTOR |
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Board of Visitors
John T. Chain, Jr.
General (USAF - Ret) |
Adrian Cronauer
Former Armed Forces Vietnam DJ |
The Honorable Craig Estes
Senator (R-TX 30th District) |
Magne Hagen
Former Secretary to the King of Norway. |
Victor J. Hugo
Major General (USA - Ret) |
The Honorable Sam Johnson
Congressman (R-TX 3rd District) & Colonel (USAF-Ret) - Vietnam POW |
John Knapp
Veterans of Foreign Wars |
Michael A. Lindquist
Colonel (USA-Ret) - Executive Director, Congressional Medal Honor
Society of the United States of America
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Robert R. Ozier
CW4 (USA-Ret) - Vice Commander-in-Chief, The Military Order of the
World Wars |
James T. Spivey
Brigadier General (USAR-Ret) Former Assistant Chief of Chaplains, US
Army Reserves |
Nate C. Vail
Brigadier General
(USA-Ret)
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Representative - Fort Worth Chapter of The Military Order of the
World Wars |
The Honorable James Webb
Senator (D-VA), former Secretary of the Navy, USMC Vietnam Veteran -
best-selling author, attorney |
Michael E. Williams
Colonel (USMC-Ret) |
Jim Young
Past Department Commander, Department of Texas, The American Legion |
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