As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the Museum will host several patriotic events that will be free and open to the public.

Memorial Day honors those who have given all for their country and for freedom.

Memorial Day honors those who have given all for their country and for freedom.

Each year, our D-Day commemoration celebrates the Museum’s birthday but also calls to remember the men who landed on the beaches in Normandy, and Americans’ responses all around the world upon learning about the actions of that day.

Current military members and all veterans are admitted FREE for the day to the Museum galleries.

Join us in celebrating the visit of the American Rosie the Riveter Association on Saturday, June 2.

Seventy-six years ago, the words, “Remember Pearl Harbor!” served as a rally cry for the entire country as the United States plunged into World War II following the surprise attack by the Japanese. This year, we use the slogan once again to commemorate the events of that infamous day.

The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, forever known as a "day of infamy," plunged the United States into World War II. Each year, The National WWII Museum commemorates the lives lost on December 7, 1941.

On Veterans Day, the Museum will offer free admission to veterans of all conflicts, along with an engaging slate of commemorative programming. 

Despite the lack of proper diet and medical supplies, the proliferation of tropical disease, constant enemy bombardments, and the threat of being overrun by a fanatical enemy, American forces held on to “The Island of Death.”