New Orleans born Major General Joe Collins led the US Army's VII Corps in Europe, battling German forces from Normandy to the Elbe River.

Photo Caption: Officials from The National WWII Museum, the State of Louisiana, and special guests attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony at ...

  NEW ORLEANS (January 21, 2009) – As the world prepares to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, The Na...

Read excerpts from some of the winning essays, which contemplate what the duty of art and artists should be during times of war and conflict.    

Landing thousands of men and vehicles over a beach requires coordination and organization. On Omaha Beach, Louisiana native Frank H. Walk kept men and equipment moving and organized.