Soldiers Memorial Military Museum · Downtown

We remember by name.

St. Louis's tribute to those who served — and a deepening conversation about the cost and meaning of military service across generations.

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[MEMORIAL HERO · COURT OF HONOR INTERIOR, COFFERED CEILING, EARLY MORNING LIGHT]

Hours

Wednesday – Sunday10am – 5pm
Monday – TuesdayClosed

Address

1315 Chestnut Street
St. Louis, MO 63103

(314) 340-5790

Admission

Free general admission.

Parking

Metered street parking; nearby garages downtown.

MEMORIAL EXHIBITIONS

On view at Soldiers Memorial.

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[EXHIBIT HERO · ARCHIVAL PORTRAIT OF VIETNAM VETERAN, MID-1970s ST. LOUIS]

OPENING APR 2026

Coming Home: St. Louisans Return from Vietnam

Letters, photographs, and recorded conversations from veterans and their families about the years immediately after Vietnam.

Court of Honor Gallery · Soldiers Memorial

UPCOMING

At Soldiers Memorial this season.

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[EVENT · CIRCLE OF CHAIRS, RESPECTFUL LIGHTING]

Memorial · Sat, Apr 18 · 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Veterans Listening Session: Coming Home

An invited, structured listening session with St. Louis-area Vietnam veterans, paired with the new exhibit.

Free · RSVP requiredWheelchair accessibleASL

WHAT SOLDIERS MEMORIAL DOES

Honoring service without flattening it.

Built in 1938 as the city's monument to St. Louisans lost in World War I, Soldiers Memorial today carries the names and stories of those who served in every conflict since. Exhibitions are designed in conversation with veterans, gold star families, and historians of the long civilian cost of war.

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