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“All Those Who Fight for Freedom": Resisting the Germans before D-Day
Partisans risked everything to free Europe from fascist rule.
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Eugene Bullard: Hero of Two World Wars
Join us for an exciting conversation between two of the country's leading WWII historians about a truly remarkable man who fought the Germans in both world wars—but for the French rather than his own country, the United States.
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Press Release
The National WWII Museum President and CEO Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller Receives French Legion of Honor
The National WWII Museum President and CEO Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller today received the French Legion of Honor alongside Tom Brokaw and Tom Hanks at a private ceremony at the Grand Chancellery in Paris. The Legion of Honor Medal, which was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, acknowledges services rendered to France by persons of exceptional merit and accomplishments. It is the highest distinction awarded by the French government.
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Louisiana Spotlight: Captain Lucien Laborde
Captain Lucien Laborde was one of nearly 280,000 men and women from Louisiana who served in the Armed Forces in World War II.
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Alexander Jefferson
On June 22, Alexander Jefferson (1921-2022), one of the last of the Tuskegee Airmen, passed away at the age of 100.
Past Events
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Meet the Author: Dave Gutierrez, “Patriots from the Barrio”
09/14/2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Dave Gutierrez, author of Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II.
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Meet the Author Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
03/08/2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMAuthor Lynne Olson and Steph Hinnershitz, PhD, Senior Historian in the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, will discuss Olson’s just-released book about a young woman who helped the French Resistance against the occupying Nazis and then spearheaded one of the most important archaeological preservation efforts in the post-war period.
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Meet the Author--"At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse"
01/10/2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMAuthor Walt Larimore, MD, will be joined in conversation by Mark Calhoun, PhD.
