The National Vietnam War Museum, Inc. (NVWM) is a central Florida nonprofit Museum operated by the Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida, Inc. (VVCF), also a nonprofit organization in Central Florida founded in 1982 and dedicated to assisting the servicemen and women of all wars and branches of service. While mainly and organization of Vietnam War and Vietnam Era members, the VVCF welcomes all that served with Armed Forces of the United States. Neither the VVCF nor the NVWM are a subsidiary of any state or national organization.

Recognizing that the tragedy of the war in southeast Asia has become comfortably distant in the minds of many Americans, this organization has embarked on a very ambitious undertaking; building a war museum and Vietnam village that will bring the people and events of this bitter, divisive conflict to life, so that current and future generations of Americans remember the Vietnam Veterans legacy of service, sacrifice and valor "Rendered in good faith and for good purpose". The museum is dedicated to future Americans, particularly high school students, in the hope that they will better understand the Vietnam experience and its lasting legacy.

The museum completion includes the the first dedicated monument to the Vietnam War Dead in the state of Florida, on it are listed are the names of 167 young men and woman from Orange county Florida. Also a U.S. Navy "RiveRat" (PBR) patrol boat, restoration of a A-4 Skyhawk attack jet, and a Huey UH-1 Dustoff Helicopter. The existing museum center includes a room-size, to scale, firebase recreation that was 11 years in the making and soon to be completed and educational theater with enhanced audio visual capabilities.

The museum is now open to the public on a limited basis. With the completion of our upgrade, all school students and Americans will be able to experience specifically tailored educational tours and historical programs. With the progress shown in the past year and continued support from our various assisting organizations and patrons, we march confidently forward toward full operational status.

John Barrett U.S.N. Veteran
President