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Dog Day Afternoon
In honor of National Dog Day, think about what it would be like to volunteer your dog for military service.
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"To Bear the Unbearable": Japan's Surrender, Part II
Although a decision to continue the war would mean national suicide, members of the Japanese military came close to refusing Emperor Hirohito’s surrender order.
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Sacrifice: The 333rd Field Artillery at the Battle of the Bulge
Manning 155mm howitzers, African American gunners sacrificed themselves to defend fleeing infantry. Eleven of them were murdered by the Waffen SS, and then forgotten by the US Army.
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William S. Jones, 7th Infantry Division, Attu
William S. Jones describes his experiences during the fight to recapture Attu in the Aleutian Islands in May 1943.
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Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans: Noël Coward's World War II
Entertainer Noël Coward's flamboyant lifestyle and defiance of social conventions masked a fierce determination to defeat Nazi Germany.
Past Events
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The Victory Belles Illuminate the Night
08/24/2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PMJoin our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.
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Meet the Author: Stephen O. Sears, "Sunniland"
08/22/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us in conversation with Stephen O. Sears, author of Sunniland, a novel following a young geologist in Florida monitoring the development of a new oil well while facing a German U-boat rampage taking place in the nearby Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 1943.
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Young Benefactors: Operation Footlocker
08/21/2024 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMJoin The National WWII Museum’s Young Benefactors for a light cocktail reception and the opportunity to interact with real WWII artifacts.
