Educational Opportunities

As education is the primary function of the Veterans Museum of Texas, it offers educational opportunities for people of all ages from Pre-K through college and beyond.

 

Through different educational stations, the museum honors all veterans in all wars and conflicts. Stations educate students on the different sections of the military and the different role each one plays and teaches students about POWs and MIAs, women in the military, medics in the military, timeline of wars and a timeline of the Texas military.

 

The museum currently features 12 educational stations, college/university testing, books and tapes, special displays and demonstrations. Veterans may also tell stories to students giving them a first-hand account of what war and battle were actually like.

12 Educational Stations

1. The Foxhole

• The Four Freedoms
• Life of a soldier in the foxhole

2. Pup Tent

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution & Bill of Rights
• Life in the field

3. Marine Section - Island Hopping

• Iwo Jima
• History of the Marine Corps 4. Texas Military Heritage

• Timeline of the Texas Military (The Texas Revolution - Iraqi Freedom)
• History of the 36th Infantry Division

5. Medic Section

• Role medics have played throughout all wars and conflicts

6. U.S. Army

• Life of a Soldier, Honoring Local Heros

7. Home Front: Recycling and Rationing

• Role of women and children, Victory Gardens

8. Army Air Corps/Air Force

• Airplanes in Military History
• The bombing of Japan

9. Navy/Seabees: The Navy's Role in Military History

• Life on-board a ship
• Pearl Harbor
• Role of the Construction Battalion

10. POW/MIA

• Treatment of POWs in Europe and Japan

11. Time Line of Wars

• Why we fight. Why we need a strong military.
• WWI through Iraqi Freedom

12. Women in the Military

• New role of American women
• Conditions for Battlefield Nurses/Their Responsibilities