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Eduardo Peniche: A Mexican National’s American Dream
Eduardo Peniche came to the United States to obtain an education and became a decorated war veteran and proud American in the process.
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From Oahu to Guadalcanal: Charles Willis Davis’s Medal of Honor
World War II ripped millions of men and women from their homes and hurled them around the globe. Americans like Charles Willis Davis discovered, though, under the most extreme circumstances, that they possessed incredible courage and ability.
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Louisiana Spotlight: Mystery at Michoud, Higgins Industries and the Manhattan Project
Higgins Industries is best known for the design and construction of landing craft, dubbed “the boats that won the war,” but the multi-faceted company also contributed to the most top-secret program of the war, the Manhattan Project.
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History Through the Viewfinder
Walking the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, imagining the unlived lives of the D-Day dead.
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Should Sports be Stopped During the War?
How baseball was almost canceled thanks to a world at war.
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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.
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Victory Belles Matinee Luncheon (Special Father's Day Performance)
06/18/2023 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PMEnjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
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The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Germany (May 30 - June 10, 2023)
05/30/2023 - 06/10/2023 | 12:00 AMFeaturing noted historian Dr. Alexandra Richie, The National WWII Museum's exclusive 12-day trip explores Germany and Poland through the lens of the rise and fall of the Third Reich. Led by Dr. Richie—one of the world's foremost experts on World War II in Europe—the tour will visit Berlin's Olympic Stadium and Reichstag; sites of the Third Reich's exploits and atrocities across Europe at Auschwitz, Wannsee, and Warsaw; as well as stunning cathedrals and Teutonic castles. With full-time guides and historians to add depth and context to every stop and special guests with firsthand recollections of the war years, travelers will have access to a uniquely immersive historical view of Germany and Poland as they travel in comfort to some of Europe's most extraordinary sites.
