Americans in Wartime Experience
Please Touch the Exhibits

Please Touch the Exhibits

Experiential Learning on a Whole New Level
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The Americans in Wartime Experience explores the impact of war and conflict on America since WWI. It honors those who served in the military and on the home front and highlights the values they demonstrated in serving – duty, honor, and courage. It examines how periods of conflict have profoundly shaped American society. It educates visitors about the costs of war, both on a personal and social level. It challenges visitors to remember the service and sacrifices made by their fellow citizens to preserve and defend our freedoms. LEARN MORE
Educators
Educators
The Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE) will give students of all ages an opportunity to walk back into history, creating a field trip experience like no other. From our unrivaled collection of 100+ working military vehicles to our multi-acre, interactive Landscapes of War, to the Visitor Center's exploration of the ways that our conflicts have touched the lives... 

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Students
Students
This is not your father's museum. Many museums are great, and are contained in one building with exhibits hanging on walls and hidden behind glass. The Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE) is something entirely different. More than 100 operational military tanks and vehicles, some dating back to World War I, that you will be able to touch—and perhaps even climb on...

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Veterans/Military
Veterans/Military
If you are a veteran, we hope you will feel right at home at the Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE). We will work hard to honor you through everything that goes on here, and we look forward to you one day honoring us with your presence.

We know how much so many of our veterans have sacrificed—and that this is even more true...

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History Buffs
History Buffs

If you have a deep passion for some aspect of military history—or about our military vehicles—we look forward to having you visit and/or get involved with the Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE).

The more often people like you volunteer—or potentially work here—the better the experience will be for many at AWE. We look forward to...

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Parents
Parents
From the 100+ operating military vehicles and tanks to the immersive Landscapes of War, the Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE) will help children learn, in age-appropriate ways, about character traits and values like courage, sacrifice, honor, and service in times of conflict. 

AWE will encourage them be thankful for the sacrifices of all who have gone before...

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Members
Members
Americans in Wartime Experience (AWE) members are a mission-critical part of our effort to honor those who have served America in wartime and to build a world-class experiential museum and educational facility at our site in Prince William County, Virginia.  

Members will receive our newsletter, stay up-to-date on the latest AWE news, and get... 

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P.O. Box 909
Bristow, VA 20136
703 662 5774
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