Originally published in 2000
By Bobby Bateman
Mineral Wells Airport
The National Vietnam War Museum has established an office in the terminal at the Mineral Wells Airport. The office contains architectural renderings of the proposed site plan of the museum, which is to be located on 12 acres, east of the City of Mineral Wells, at the juncture of U.S. Highway 180 and the Lake Mineral Wells State Trail. The office also offers other exhibits related to the museum as well as museum gift shop items.
The office is officially open during the meeting of the “Friends of the Museum” on the second Saturday of each month, but can be visited by appointment or whenever the airport manager’s office is open. Gift shop items may be purchased whenever the office is open.
The National Vietnam War Museum is a 501C (3) non-profit organization, incorporated in the State of Texas. The focus of the museum will be to address the full scope of the Vietnam War – the participants, the root causes, the after effects, in an honest and unbiased manner. The plans call for a world-class facility that will create an atmosphere of learning to engage people of all ages, nationalities, and political points of view.
To learn more about the efforts to establish The National Vietnam War Museum, visit the office in the Mineral Wells Airport, or write to The National Vietnam War Museum, P.O. Box 146, Mineral Wells, Texas 76068 or visit its Web site at www.nationalvnwarmuseum.org.