Museum of the American GI

501(c)(3) non-profit museum dedicated to preserving the history of US military servicemen and women, so that we may honor their service and educate the future

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Tour Guide Annie has been very busy working on the Victory Garden while we all stay #athomeinBCS! We planted tomatoes, okra, squash, zucchini, and peppers today. The rains this weekend are just what the garden… https://t.co/oUzby2JLKg

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Running out of things to keep you busy? Check out our online gift shop with curbside pickup. You can still buy your favorite shirts, games, puzzles, books, toys, and more! Visit our website to see more of our available products: https://t.co/nkHb0QdoZW
#AtHomeBCS #ArtsMatterInBV

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Check out this Popeye episode about the Jeep! #MAGIOnlineLivingHistoryWeekend

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Tomorrow we will start investigating our vehicle collection. To get things goi g, what is the name of the vehicle that has this instrument panel?

#MAGIonlineLivingHistoryWeekend #wwiivehicles #texastankmuseum @… https://t.co/p2OOZa1zlg

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#tdih 1943, 2LT Elsie S. Ott, an Army nurse, receives the first Air Medal awarded to a female when she escorts patients more than 10,000 miles from India to the United States.

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TourGuide Annie supervised the photoshoot this morning. Can you tell which vehicle we were taking pictures of?
Post your guess in the comments! All correct answers get Annie kisses next time you visit the… https://t.co/2zw1dAcsM8

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Online Living History Weekend starts now! We are virtually opening our doors! Over the weekend, we'll be sharing exclusive behind the scenes looks into our collections, pop quizzes, historical fun facts, and more! Join in and use the hashtag #MAGIOnlineLivingHistoryWeekend

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Whether you are practicing social distancing, self-isolating, in lock down or quarantine, here are some great virtual activities for you. Have fun!!

#Havingfuninquarantine #yougotthis https://t.co/bes9ggsyDW

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Looking for something to do while Social Distancing? Then tune in to #MAGIonlineLivingHistoryWeekend on March 26-29. Use our Hashtag to post about History and share your favorite memories of previous Living History Weekends! We will be posting new content all weekend!

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This day in 1944, "The Great Escape", a large escape of Allied prisoners from Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany (now Poland) was attempted.

Of the 76 Allied airmen who broke out, 50 were later executed, only 3 successfully evaded capture. #WW2

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Coincidentally, the 1940 Olympics were also due to be held in Tokyo. The games were rescheduled to Finland, before being cancelled altogether when war broke out.
#history #news #olympics
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We have a history of pulling together for the national good! Follow #MAGIonlineLivingHistoryWeekend as we tweet and retweet stories on how we did it in WWI - the present!

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The law has roots in the all-society mobilization of World War II, and enables the U.S. government to spur industry in times of national emergency. https://t.co/wVvGjHt8qt

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Are you doing all you can? Pub 1942 by General Cable Corp
#COVID19 #SocialDistancing #MAGIonlineLivingHistoryweekend

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#Thisday An American Hero. On March 23, 2003, PFC Lori Piestewa became the first Native American woman to die in combat and the first woman in the US military killed in the Iraq war
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Looking for something to do while social distancing? Join us as we share our love of veterans and military history during an on-line social media event on Mar 26-29! Follow along and post using the hashtag #MAGIonlineLivingHistoryWeekend https://t.co/v4iqlpznYn

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An #M4A1 #Sherman tank on the beach of Sicily, July 10, 1943

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#meanwhile in Sicily 1943...

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#otd in #1948, first 6 women are sworn into the regular #USNavy

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It's so hot in #Texas that we are almost jealous of this co-pilot. Credit: https://t.co/UJMbeNw9wW

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It's so hot in #Texas, we're almost jealous of this co-pilot. Credit: https://t.co/UJMbeNw9wW