The Museum will be closed Saturday October 12th to allow the Board Members and our family of volunteers the ability to pay last respects to our fallen Board member Bud Mendenhall. Thank you for your understanding and our apology for any inconvenience this may cause.

Special Notice the Vietnam Wall

Due to some cracking of the concrete that supports our Vietnam Memorial Wall it has been decided that we must remove the panels and start the repair to prevent further damage. 

Beginning October 9, 2024, we will be removing the panels. 

Next Monday we will start the repairs to the cement and will re-coat the entire structure to restore it to its original beauty.

Panels will be reinstalled immediately following the completion of this repair work. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but we assure you it will be as good as new when completed.

The Museum and the rest of the outside memorials will still be open during this construction work. We do ask that our guests and visitors give consideration to the craftsman doing the restoration work.

Thank you for your understanding.
Commander Greg Bedford

Welcome to honoringforever.org.

This is the official website of the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum. We are located at 2122 O’Day Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We are following the mission started in 1950 by Eric and Cleo Scott, founders of the War Veterans Memorial Shrine of American History, Inc.