Museum Mission

Museum Mission Statement

WWI-era Recruitment Poster

The mission of the National Infantry Museum is to collect, preserve, document, research and interpret artifacts which are associated with the legacy, evolution and contemporary life of the United States Infantry for the education, enrichment and enjoyment of a broad and diverse public and our United States Infantry and their family members in two-way communication between the Army and the public through the medium of the Museum.

Museum Vision Statement

The National Infantry Museum is a permanent historical and educational public institution located at Fort Benning, Georgia, providing education and training to soldiers and their family members and the general public.

The Museum will cover all facets of the history of the United States Infantry from its inception to the present, including:

• The origins and development of Fort Benning
• An overview of the United States Army
• Honoring the service and sacrifice of all U.S. Infantrymen and personnel in protecting and preserving the National Infantry Foundation
• Serving as the proponent of a sense of time, place and belonging (esprit de corps) for the Infantry.

The Museum should serve as a forum for communicating to the public issues of concern to the U.S. Military, its personnel and their families. The National Infantry Museum should serve as a unique source of information on military issues – past, present and future – and contribute to American democracy through dialogue and discourse.