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The Call to Duty
When the Commander In Chief calls America's young men and women to defend our soil, Pennsylvanians heed the call. 1.3 million served in WW II, 300,000 in Korea, 400,000 in Vietnam, and 35,000 in the Gulf Wars. There are over 1.2 million military veterans in Pennsylvania today - approximately 10% of the state's population.
Yet there was no recognition of their service, their achievements, or their sacrifices. There was no program designed where the valuable lessons of their service experiences could be passed on. There was nothing to honor those from the Keystone State who answered duty's call.
Until now.
The PA Veterans Museum opened to the public on November 11, 2005.
The Mission: the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve, promote and protect the legacy and dignity of all U.S. veterans through public display and to educate the public, especially our youth, to the experiences and history of veterans during times of war.
The goal: is to create a historically accurate resource for students, educators and the general public.
The plan: is to present warfare with numbing realism.
The hope: is that those who come after will learn from, honor and remember the sacrifices made by those who came before.
This is your Museum.
The Pennsylvania Veterans Museum is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and is listed as an Educational Improvement Organization under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program. This program potentially allows business firms to significantly reduce their state tax liability (tax credit up to 90% of donation) by donating to a nonprofit educational improvement organization. Eligible businesses must submit an application to the Department of Community and Economic Development. EITC Guidelines can be found in Appendix I at www.NewPA.com. Please call 610-566-0788 for additional information.
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