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The National Navy SEAL Museum Facts & Figures The National Navy SEAL Museum We are More Than a Museum. We are Building a Lasting Legacy. The National Navy SEAL Museum is the its doors on Veterans Day in 1985. From only museum dedicated solely to preserving humble beginnings, the facility has experienced the history of the United States Navy SEALs tremendous growth, achieving national and their predecessors. Located in Fort designation in 2007. Pierce, Florida, the Museum The main objective of resides on the original the Museum remains the training grounds of the first promotion of public education Frogmen: the Naval Combat by providing the opportunity to Demolition Units (NCDU) explore the history of the Navy and Underwater Demolition SEALs through interactive Teams (UDT). 50,000 exhibits, while honoringMillions the Built to honor the men fallen at the SEAL Memorialof Visitors who served with fortitude historic and caring for thoseEducated warriors’ at and dedication, the Navy images 300families throughNaked the WarriorTrident Heritage SEAL Museum first opened SCHOOLHouse Charities SitesProgram. Since 1985: 50,000 VISITS Millions madehistoric of Visitors Fort Pierce Ninety-three cents of every dollar contributed300 to the MuseumEducatedVirginia at Beach goes publictoward50,0 furthering00images our3 0Mission.,SC000HOOL MillionsNaked Warrior Heritage CHILDRENVISITS of VisitorsSites Since Coronado 1985: historicmade Educated Fort at Pierce INSPIRED Virginia BeachOahu public30030,000Naked Warrior Heritage images Coronado Online Archive Project SCHOOLCHILDREN Sites Since 1985: INSPIRED Oahu made VISITS Fort Pierce Online Archive Project Millions 50,05000,000 Millions Millions Virginia Beach 50,000 publicof VisitorsMillions 3of0 Visitors,000 50,00historic0 of VisitorsCHILDREN Coronado35,000 historichistoric Educatedof Visitors at Educated at 35,000 300300 EducatedINS atP IRED OahuVeteransVeterans historic Naked Warrior HeritageNaked Warrior Heritage imagesimages SCHOOL300 NakedEducated Warrior at Heritage and images SCOnlineH ArchiveOOLSites Project Since 1985:3 5 and 300SCHOOL35 Sites Since 1985: Veteran images Naked WarriorSites Since Heritage 1985: made SCVISITSHOOLVISITS FortYears Pierce FamiliesVeteran made VISITS Sites ofSince Education Fort 1985: Pierce Fort Pierceand ServedFamilies Via made YearsVirginia BeachCommunity Outreach Museum public VISITS30,000 of Education Fort Pierce andVirginia Beach 35,000 Served Via madepublicpublic CHILDREN303,0000,000CoronadoVirginia Beach Veterans Ceremonies INSPICHILDRENREDCHILDRENCommunityVirginiaOahu OutreachCoronado BeachCoronado and Museum public 30,000 35 INSINPISRPEDIRED CoronadoOahu Oahu Veteran Ceremonies Online Archive Project CHILDREN Families Yearsof Education and10,000 OnlineOnline Archive Archive Project Project INSPIRED Oahu Served Via Community OutreachO-Course Museum Online Archive Project 35,000 Ceremonies Veterans Participants 35 10,000and 35,00035,000 Veteran Veterans Years3 5 Families35,000 andVeterans of Education3 5and O-Served 10,000VeteransC Viao Veteranu r s eand Community Outreach Museum andFamilies Veteran 3Years5of Education and Ceremonies Years O-VeteranCoServedur s ViaFamiliese YearsCommunityof Education Outreach and Families PPaMuseumrrtict Servedicipia pVianats nts More Than 1,090,000 Visitors of EducationCommunity and Outreach Served Ceremonies Via Museum to the Museum From Around Community 10,000 Outreach Museum Ceremonies Ceremonies the Globe Since 1985 O-C o10,000urse PO-a rC10,000ticoiuprasnets 10,000 More Than 1,090,000 Visitors O-Course 3300 N. Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce, FL 34949 O-Co u rPsaer ticipants to theMore Museum Than From 1,090,000Around Visitors Participa(772)595-5845nts | www.navysealmuseum.orgthe Globe Since 1985 Participants to the Museum From Around More Than 1,090,000 Visitors the Globe Since 1985 to the Museum From Around the Globe Since 1985 More Than 1,090,000 Visitors to the Museum From Around Morethe Globe Than Since 1,090,000 1985 Visitors More Thanto 1,090,000the Museum Visitors From Around to the Museumthe From Globe Around Since 1985 the Globe Since 1985 The National Navy SEAL Museum Trident House Charities Program* FACTS & FIGURES $314,250 $944,850 Special Operations Trident House Retreat Direct Family Support $811,000 Scholarship Program $310,400 $2.380 Million K9 Project Raised for the Trident House *Since 2015 Charities Program 100% OF TRIDENT HOUSE CHARITIES PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE FOUR PILLARS OF OUR PROGRAM. More Than 400 Families Awarded Scholarships Since 2015 350 Families Hosted Since 2013 Direct Family Support Multiple Canines Trained and Donated 200 Active Duty, Veteran, and Gold Star to Deserving Warriors Since 2017 Families Assisted Since 2016.
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