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NEW ORLEANS (October 16, 2008) – World War II vets, reenactors, stakeholders and staff of The National WWII Museum gathered today to cele...

No newsflash in modern history has ever been greeted with such overwhelming celebration as the announcement that Japan had surrendered, effectively ending World War II, a war that Americans thought would go on indefinitely. Of all the iconic images from that day, the one that still continues to embody the spirit of the nation was of one very famous kiss between a nurse and a sailor.

Be the reason technology, family or frugality, people are flocking to The National World War II Museum in the resurgent Crescent City. Since the start of 2010, more than 100,000 visitors have trooped through the Museum’s six-acre campus to learn about the battles and motives behind the 20th-century’s most momentous event. In the process they are breaking all attendance records.

  NEW ORLEANS (April 3, 2009) – The National World War II Museum (formerly The National D-Day Museum) will commemorate the 65th anni...