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| June
5th&6th 60th Anniversary Commemoration Weekend
Information - Public Invited! |
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On
June 5 – 6, 2004, The National
D-Day Museum will commemorate the
60th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion
of Normandy, one of the most pivotal
events of the 20th Century. Help
us honor these veterans and their
fallen comrades in one of the last
large scale tributes to World War
II and the Greatest Generation.
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The weekend
events will range from invasion briefings
and weather situations to rock climbing
and Home Front activities for the kids.
In a special Sunrise Service Sunday
morning we will pause in remembrance
of those who did not make it back home
to enjoy the victory they helped win.
This weekend also marks the Museum’s
4th Anniversary. We will mark the occasion
with a presentation of our dramatic
expansion plans. Come and see our new
properties and grounds where we will
build the Nation’s most comprehensive,
grand-scale tribute to the American
Spirit and all theaters and services
of World War II.
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| SATURDAY,
JUNE 5, 2004 |
Throughout the
Day:
Living History Encampments • Hourly Tactical
Briefings • Vintage Military Vehicles
• Firepower Demonstrations • Rock
Climbing • Refreshment Booths •
"Home Front Days Activities" for
Kids • Slide Presentations
10:00 am: Hourly
Tactical Briefings Begin
In a simulated look of a World War
II briefing room, D-Day Museum staff will
report on a regular basis the build up, execution
and progress of the Normandy invasion as it
was happening. The half-hour presentations
will include a large map to assist visitors
in visualizing the unfolding of the operation.
| Saturday,
June 5th Tactical Briefings Schedule: |
10 - 10:30
am
D-Day Order of Battle: The Organization
of the Invasion
Noon - 12:30 pm
The Weather Situation: An Atlantic storm delays Operation Overlord
by one day
2 - 2:30 pm
Operation Neptune
amphibious preparations:
The Embarkation of one of the largest
armadas ever assembled
4 - 4:30 pm
Operation Nep:
Three airborne divisions prepare for
the assault on Fortress Europe
Free
with Museum Admission |
7:00 pm-Midnight: An
Evening of Wine and War
Saturday,
June 5th, 7:30 p.m. - An Evening of Wine
and War |
A special night in the Louisiana Memorial
Pavilion observing the “Decision
to Go” that launched the invasion.
Wear your 1940’s-era costume and
imagine you are in a Parisian cabaret,
listening to jazz, swing dancing and
enjoying French wine & cuisine.
At midnight,
we raise our glasses and toast Calvados
to celebrate the British glider unit
that captured Pegasus Bridge in the
first action of the Normandy invasion!
In a recreation
of a 40s era Parisian nightclub, guests
will sample cuisine from some of New
Orleans' top local restaurants paired
with complimentary french wines, as
Tony Green
and Gypsy Jazz entertain the
crowd, along with an Edith Piaf inspired
vocalist, and dance the night away to
the sounds of the 1940s.
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tickets are $75 for Museum members
and $100 general public. Tickets
available on the day of the event
for $125. For tickets and information
e-mail
info@ddaymuseum.org, or call
Alexa Wells (504) 527-6012, ext.
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| SUNDAY,
JUNE 6TH |
On Sunday morning,
commemorative events will begin at sunrise-just
as our troops were landing on the Normandy
beaches 60 years ago.
Throughout
the Day
Premiere of exhibition: Normandy, D-Day Plus 60"
Video images: The Roll of Honor of
the Dead of D-Day and The Soldier, Sailors,
& Airmen of D-Day
6:20
am - 7:15 am Sunrise Service for the
fallen young heroes of the Normandy invasion.
Free
6:20 am - Hourly
Tactical Briefings Begin
In a simulated look of a World War II briefing
room, D-Day Museum staff will report on a
regular basis the build up, execution and
progress of the Normandy invasion as it was
happening. The half-hour presentations will
include a large map to assist visitors in
visualizing the unfolding of the operation.
7:20 am - 8:30 am Red Cross re-enactors
serving coffee & donuts. Free
7:20 am - 5:00
pm Museum open to the public - daily
program begins
8:30 am - 9:00
am Vintage Military Vehicle Run-up.
Free
10:00 am - 10:45
am Live telecast & ceremony from
Andrew Higgins Drive with American Battlefield
Monuments Commission officials at the American
Cemetery at Omaha Beach, France. Free
| Sunday,
June 6th Tactical Briefings Schedule: |
6:20
a.m.
The First Landings:
The Allies hit the beaches.
11:00
am - 11:30
am Utah Beach tactical situation:
4th Division is met with light opposition
12:00
pm - 12:30 pm
Omaha Beach tactical situation:
1st & 29th Divisions meet stiff
resistance: outcome in doubt
12:30
pm - 1:00 pm
Airborne tactical situation:
Widely scattered airborne forces rally
for the attack
1:00
pm - 1:00 pm Utah
Beach tactical situation:
4th Infantry Division advance from beach
toward its objective
1:30
pm - 2:00 pm
Omaha Beach tactical situation:
Valiant men work singly and in groups
advance and secure beachhead.
3:30
pm - 4:00 pm
Final Tactical Briefing:
The Allies have pierced Hitler’s
Atlantic Wall.
Free with Museum
Admission
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| Commemorative
Weekend Sponsors: |
The
National D-Day Museum Would Like To Thank
The Sponsors Who Have Signed On As Of April
12, 2004. |
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| D-Day
60th Anniversary Web Links |
Normandie
Memoire
A French web site (English language version
available) dedicated to the 60th anniversary
of D-Day, organizing, coordinating and promoting
the events commemorating the Normandy landings.
The
Caen Memorial
The Caen Memorial is the most visited French
museum outside of Paris. It offers guided
tours of the D-Day landing beaches and other
relevant historical sites in Normandy. |
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