The National World War II Museum releases a letter from its archives that Major Dick Winters had written to Museum founder and author of "Band of Brothers" Stephen Ambrose.
The National World War II Museum launches a new Facebook initiative to celebrate World War II love stories.
The National World War II Museum participates in National History Day and Louisiana History Day.
On the Air, the newest Stage Door Canteen production, debuts at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans on March 25, 2011.
The National WWII Museum supports the 2011 Cox 4 High School Quiz Bowl competition in New Orleans.
The Museum's mission is built upon its collection of oral histories, and getting to share the accounts with our audience puts a deeply personal spin on the Museum experience. Join Curator of Oral History Joey Balfour as he discusses the Normandy landings with George Sarros, a Navy veteran who served as a Motor Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class aboard USS LST-515.
Students and families—as we near the 76th anniversary of D-Day, join Michael Arvites and Laura Romero-Ballesteros, both Master Teachers and alumni of the Museum’s Summer Teacher Institute, for a live interactive webinar on Operation Overlord, in which you will analyze the strategic decisions of military planners and how the Allies pulled off the greatest amphibious invasion in history.
Join our friends at the Museum of Southern Food and Beverage for a cooking demonstration of “Baked Apples” using ingredients that were rationed during World War II.