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History through the Viewfinder
A bridge leads to one man’s journey from war to a hopeful tomorrow.
A bridge leads to one man’s journey from war to a hopeful tomorrow.
American soldiers liberated the concentration camp at Buchenwald on April 11, 1945, and were profoundly shaken by what they discovered.
Hershel “Woody” Williams – WWII veteran and last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima – will return to the historic, Pacific battlefield sites to offer firsthand accounts of the devastating campaign that helped American forces achieve victory over Japan.
A special installation enabling visitors to have a one-on-one “conversation” with a WWII concentration camp liberator will be on view at The National WWII Museum starting February 4.