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Fort Des Moines Museum And Education Center

Name: Fort Des Moines Museum And Education Center
Address: 75 East Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA, 50315, US

75 East Army Post Road

Des Moines, IA 50315

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Mission

The mission of the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center is to preserve, promote, and perpetuate the heritage of service, sacrifice, and risk taken by the Black officers of World War I and the women of World War II through exhibits, educational programming, and public use of the facility.

Vision

Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center honors the heroes who brought gender and racial equality to the United States Army during World War I and World War II

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