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Hear it from the Heroes
Memory Hall at International Conference on WWII presents
first-hand accounts from the men and women who won “The
War That Changed the World”
NEW ORLEANS, October 24,
2006: A highlight of The National World War II Museum’s
International Conference on WWII will be Memory Hall,
the opportunity to hear the personal experiences of men
and women on the battlefront and on the home front.
Fourteen panel discussions from November 16 to 18 will
illuminate many of the most interesting and lesser-known
aspects of the war years. Among the participants are
veterans of Pearl Harbor and Normandy, Native American
Code Talkers, “Rosie the Riveter” workers, Tuskeegee
Airmen, prisoners of war, military nurses, Holocaust
survivors and other victims of racism and
discrimination, resistance fighters, and even German and
Japanese pilots. Memory Hall is underwritten by The
Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston.
“This will be a remarkable and unique experience for all
who attend,” noted Museum President and CEO Dr. Gordon
“Nick” Mueller. “These individuals were eye witnesses to
history and their perspectives on the lessons of WWII
are priceless. Programs like Memory Hall are what make
The National WWII Museum and this Conference so
special.” Memory Hall will run Thursday, November 16
through Saturday, November 18.
There is no charge to attend Memory Hall sessions, but
pre-registration is required. Registration is available
on line at the Conference website,
www.ww2conference.org
or by telephone at 800-258-8830 or 504-280-6680.
Complete schedules for the Memory Hall sessions and the
rest of the Conference also are available on the
website.
Reservations are still available for special events
during the International Conference on WWII: the
November 16 banquet with award-winning filmmaker Ken
Burns and a preview of his new WWII documentary; the
November 17 banquet and keynote address by the James
Bradley, author of “Flags of our Fathers;” the November
18 banquet and keynote address by The Honorable
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State; the
November 18 USO Show featuring Deacon John and his Duke
Ellington Orchestra; and the November 19 Sunday Brunch
and discussion on “Cooking in the War Years” with Joanne
Lamb Hayes. A limited number of reservations are still
available for the four-day All Access Complete
Conference Package.
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