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Home of the Brave

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Home of the Brave

Published: Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Description: Entire museum devoted to honoring the men and women who served America

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" While they defended American World War II their fathers fought to unite America during the civil war. Today veterans day. One special group of vets being honored at a very special museum. The veterans memorial museum in Branson Missouri. A tribute to all the brave men and women who served in the armed forces. Here's a look inside their Vietnam room packed with priceless artifacts from the conflict in southeast Asia. Check -- the tribute to president George HW bush depicting his time as a navy pilot during World War II. As you can see what the former commander in chief had to work what this room is filled with -- World War II weapons. Just a bit less sophisticated than today's military arsenal. And look at this to gas mask. -- force from World War I. Amazing stuff to see in Branson Missouri Cindy married is the director of that museum 2000 square -- 18000. Square feet. Some 2000 different. Things inside this museum and an you know I've had people come out there and say you walk in there. And this thing will absolutely change your life."

" Exactly it's wonderful. What it's almost the -- TV experience the emotion that we see coming from our veterans. And for those who haven't experienced. Brutalities of war."

" When their companies can't -- anything that's Akira gauges touched on it's not just for veterans mean this is for everybody. You know what we we look right then what people have done -- had sending."

" Plus it's gonna say that. That's what the owner Fred happy when he built the museum that was his intention was so that our younger generations would you know no. What are veterans went through it says you know keep our freedoms where we have them today and we were just showing pictures made it look like a long bronze. Statue."

" That statue is actually yes seventy foot long sculpture of fifty life -- soldiers running on the beach."

" Right each one of those soldiers were modeled after and an actual combat soldier from each state here. And did from the Vietnam war in warlords do how to turn up then Cindy today. It's wonderful and in fact that I thank you mentioned earlier about we would live we have honor we are honoring vets all of a Branson today we've had a parade we've -- closing opening ceremonies it's been a great day."

" The great day great veterans -- Oliver North is there by the way we'll get to him Cindy married thank you so much --"

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