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Press ReleaseNew Orleans, LA (June 17, 2011) — In conjunction with the special exhibits Joe Beyrle: Hero of Two Nations and The Great Patriotic War, T...
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Hitler's Atlantic Wall Arrives in New Orleans
The National WWII Museum is gifted with a portion of the Atlantic Wall from the Utah Beach Museum in France. The three pieces of the wall, an artifact from the D-Day invasion, will be on display indefinitely at the New Orleans museum.
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The National WWII Museum Premieres Exhibition on the “Four Freedoms”
In a new exhibit, Roosevelt, Rockwell and the Four Freedoms,
The National WWII Museum explores how America moved from isolation to action in the lead-up to World War II and how four iconic paintings by Norman Rockwell came to represent the ideals we fought for in the war that changed the world. -
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“Thank You For My Freedom” National WWII Museum Launches Campaign of Gratitude for Military Veterans of All Eras
The National WWII Museum launches myveteransday.org, which introduces the "Thank You for My Freedom" campaign honoring veterans of all eras, and challenges Americans to give a "million thanks"
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“Remember Pearl Harbor!” (2011)
It was the attack that changed the world, and on December 7, the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the place to listen and learn about it will be in New Orleans at The National WWII Museum’s International Conference on WWII.
Past Events
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Meet the Author "Bound By War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century"
12/07/2021 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for the concluding event of our 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor programming, a discussion that covers a sweeping history of America’s long and fateful military relationship with the Philippines amid a century of Pacific warfare.
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Pearl Harbor: The Aftermath
12/07/2021 | 3:45 PM - 5:00 PMA panel discussion of historians from members of The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy in The National WWII Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center
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Meet the Author "Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War July 1937-May 1942"
12/07/2021 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMAs a part of the Museum’s 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor programming, one of our closest friends and advisors joins our Senior Historian for a conversation on his book and the events surrounding and during the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.