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EDINBURG, Texas — The Museum of South Texas History is now participating in the Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024.
“The museum is a repository for important documents emanating from the military service of numerous South Texas veterans, and we want active-duty military personnel and their families to have easy access to those documents,” said MOSTHistory CEO Francisco Guajardo.
Currently on exhibit is Sgt. González’s Marine uniform, Purple Heart and two letters he wrote from Vietnam to his mother, Dolia González.
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and participating museums across America. For a list of participating museums, visit arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.
The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.
For upcoming programs at MOSTHistory, please visit www.mosthistory.org/events or call 956-383-6911.
