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Understanding the 'Other Side': My Visit to Futa Pass Cemetery
Seeing the cemetery for the German war dead at Futa Pass was a stark reminder of the human cost of defeating fascism.
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Private George Phillips Medal of Honor
In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.
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Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class George E. Wahlen's Medal of Honor
In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.
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Joseph J. Foss' Medal of Honor
Joseph J. Foss was born on April 17, 1915, outside of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and became fascinated with flying at the age of 11 when he saw Charles Lindbergh on tour with his aircraft, the “Spirit of St. Louis”, at an airfield in Renner, South Dakota in 1927.
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Eugene DiSabatino: Manhattan Project
DiSabatino was selected by Army officers at NYU and after being interviewed was assigned to Los Alamos.
Past Events
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Lunchbox Lecture: “Sicily 1943: Patton vs. Montgomery vs. the Wehrmacht”
07/05/2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMJoin Captain Rick Jacobs as he discusses the three-sided battle in Sicily between the US Seventh Army, the British Eighth Army and the German XIV Panzer Corps in July 1943.
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Dinner with a Curator: “The Art of War: Army Artists on the Battlefield”
06/27/2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMNot all soldiers fight with weapons. In World War II, some fought with pencils, brushes, and sketch pads.
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New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp Lagniappe Day
06/24/2023 | 11:30 AM - 3:30 PMJam out at the musical finale of the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Camp’s weeklong workshop.
