A daylong salute to veterans and active servicemembers at the Museum. 

The Museum hosted a series of commemorative programs—both in New Orleans and online—paying tribute to veterans of all eras.

African American truck drivers of the Red Ball Express kept American units supplied in the race across France during the summer and fall of 1944.

President Harry Truman's Independence Day message of July 4, 1945 offered words of consolation and hope at a time of immense stress for the nation—and himself.

Among the Museum's collection are many stories of those who did not return, like PFC Darrel “Happy” Neil, killed in action on July 7, 1944 in France.