Free admission to Bush Library and Museum for military, veterans on Veterans Day

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of Veterans Day and America's heroes, the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University is presenting several specials to recognize veterans on Nov. 11.

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On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum will offer free admission to veterans, National Guard and reserve members, and military retirees with ID or other proof of service.

Active-duty service members and up to five qualifying family members receive free admission year-round; for more information go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu/military.

Veterans and active-duty service members will also receive a 10 percent discount at the Museum Store on Nov. 11.

"It's an honor to salute these men and women for their service, as well as their families who love and support them through it all," said Warren Finch, director of the Bush Library and Museum. "President Bush, a war veteran himself, said 'Public service is a noble calling,' and there is no finer example of public servants than our military service members and veterans."

The Bush Library and Museum offices and research room will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of the Veterans Day federal holiday, however, the museum will be open regular hours from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.

Located on the campus of Texas A&M University – a premier public Tier 1 research university home to more than 50,000 students – the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is part of the National Archives and Records Administration's Presidential Libraries system. For more information go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu.

Media Contact:
Will King
Marketing and Communications Director
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
(979) 691-4069 | [email protected]

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