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'Maxwell Opened My Eyes': Rosa Parks, WWII Defense Worker
Before her historic protest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks was a Home Front worker at Maxwell Airfield.
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Kenneth Newton Walker's Medal of Honor
Kenneth Newton Walker, Brigadier General, US Army Air Corps received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fatal bombing mission over Rabaul, New Britain, on January 5, 1943.
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Fighting for the Right to Fight in Louisiana
Watch the February 21, 2018, panel presentation featuring respected historians and WWII veterans.
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Malcolm S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery Media Resources
High-resolution images for editorial coverage, b-roll, press release, and fact sheet for Malcom S. Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery.
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Let Freedom Ring: A Growing National WWII Museum Opens Newest Building
The National WWII Museum celebrated the next milestone in its $325 million expansion with a Grand Opening ceremony for the new US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center. An expansive, patriotic and emotional ceremony was matched only by the grandeur and glory of the new pavilion, which opened to the public today.
Past Events
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"Setsuko's Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration," a conversation with Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD and Rob Citino, PhD
02/19/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMA conversation with the Chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, whose parents were both incarcerated as a result of President Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, signed on February 19, 1942.
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Lunchbox Lecture: "World War II Military Service as Civil Rights Activism" by Dr. Marcus Cox, Xavier University
02/17/2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMMilitary service during World War II and racial integration in the armed forces heightened expectations for social progress.
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Out of The Vault Tour
02/13/2021 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe National WWII Museum’s private Center for Collections & Archives is excited to present rarely seen artifacts from our vault, not available for public viewing, which give voice to the American experience in World War II.
