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nroath
11-09-2007, 02:05 PM
Free Museum Visit for Service Members

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - Veterans, active duty service members, National Guard personnel, employees of military contractors and <img src=http://sonewmex.com/images/military-n-shuttle.jpg align=left hspace=4>civilian employees at military installations are invited to attend the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11. Admission for those personnel will be free of charge.

Veterans are asked to provide proof of service with a Form DD-214 or a veteran’s identification card. Active duty service members, National Guard and civilian employees will need to show a military ID card for their free admission to the museum.

The free admission is for the museum only and does not include admission to the Clyde W. Tombaugh IMAX Dome Theater. The theater is currently showing the “Dolphins”, “Magnificent Desolation” and “Ride Around The World”. Movies begin at 11:00 am Tuesday through Sunday. The theater is closed on Mondays. The museum is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm seven days a week. For more information about the theater or the New Mexico Museum of Space History, call (877) 333-6589 or (505) 437-2840 or visit our web site at www.nmspacemuseum.org.

[Image Notes & Credits: “Lowering the flag as space shuttle flies by” image was obtained from www.webshots.com. Steppin’ Out appreciates permission to use this image. Credits: Picture of Shuttle Atlantis is from NASA. Senior Master Sergeant (foreground) salutes as Chief Master Sergeant lowers the American flag at an undisclosed location. The flag image is from U.S. Air Force by Senior Airman James C. Dillard. Composite image created by Luming Marr in October 2005. The event depicted did not happen as shown.]

webmaster
11-10-2007, 08:07 AM
Free Admission to State Museums
for Veterans on Veterans Day
Includes Active Duty Personnel and Families


Santa Fe, NM- Apparently picking up on the free admission offer of Alamogordo's Space Museum on Veterans Day, the four state museums in Santa Fe have also announced that the Palace of the Governor's, the New Mexico Museum of Art, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe will all open and free of charge to veterans, active duty personnel, and their families on Veterans Day, November 11, 2007.

The state museums are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Since Veteran's Day falls on a Sunday this year the usual admission policy of free admission to all New Mexico residents also applies.

For more information on exhibitions and events happening at these museums visit www.museumofnewmexico.org (http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/).