American Heritage

Sunday | National Museum of the United States Army
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

How have the actions of the U.S. Army throughout American history helped build and
strengthen the country?  
 
To improve its effectiveness on the battlefield, the Army has frequently been a leader in
recognizing and developing innovations and inventions. Many of its successes have
benefited American society in the form of improved communications, medicine, aviation,
and computers. 
 
Explore this theme through aviation and fulfill the requirements for the American
Heritage Merit Badge. Learn more about how the Army harnessed the new technology
developed by the Wright brothers and how it impacted civilian life.  
 
Successful completion of the program will complete five of six requirements of the
American Heritage merit badge. The additional requirement may be completed prior to
the workshop. The program will be led by a BSA-certified merit badge counselor.

The additional two requirements should be completed prior to the workshop. The program will be led by a BSA-certified merit badge counselor.

Merit Badge Prerequisites

1)Merit badge requirement #3a and #3c must be completed outside of the merit badge workshop. 

• Requirement #3a: Select a topic related to the United States that is currently in the news. Describe to your counselor what is happening. Explain how today’s events are related to or affected by the events and values of America’s past.  
   
• Requirement #3c:  Research your family’s history. Find out how various events and situations in American history affected your family. If your family immigrated to America, tell the reasons why. Share what you find with your counselor.

You may upload any document that you’ve completed for these requirements this Google Drive folder: 
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/158A16UkPnMtlL6qkaKEuq7m4ZXwCOdka?usp=sharing

Please make sure to label the materials with your first name and the first initial of your last name. 

Workshop Requirements 
• Participants must register in advance. Participants must register for themselves AND a chaperone. Chaperones are required to stay onsite in the Museum during the workshop. 
• Participants must complete the pre-visit assignment prior to the workshop. 
• Participants must attend the entire workshop to successfully complete the Citizenship in the Nation Merit Badge requirements. 

Workshop Logistics
The workshop will take place in the Museum’s Conference Rooms from 1 – 4 p.m.  The Museum is located at 1775 Liberty Drive, Fort Belvoir, VA.

Chaperones are required to stay onsite in the Museum during the workshop but do not have to attend the workshop. 

Museum staff leading this workshop have completed BSA Youth Protection training. 

No outside food or drink is allowed in the Museum. Sealed water bottles or empty bottles are permitted. There are water bottle filling stations located in the Museum.