Nachos, Greed, and the Medal of Honor
How a stadium concessions firm co-founded by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ended up running America’s most sacred military museum
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By all outward appearances, the newly opened National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, is everything Americans could ask for in a monument to their military heroes: soaring architecture, moving exhibits, and deeply personal stories of sacrifice. One visitor, awestruck by the experience, remarked in an online review: “Every American should be required to visit.”
But behind the museum’s gleaming $270 million façade lies a murkier tale — one that raises uncomfortable questions about whether the institution is honoring heroism or quietly testing the limits of charity law.