Remembering Bert Stolier
The National WWII Museum offers a final salute to Bert Stolier, who died Monday, June 13, 2016. He was 97, and the longest-serving WWII-veteran volunteer at the Museum.
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Farewell – Vernon Main (June 4, 1922 – March 8, 2012)
On March 8, 2012, The National WWII Museum lost a treasured member of our family. Vernon Main was a WWII veteran and longtime Museum volunteer.In addition to his work here at the Museum, Vernon carried our mission to schools, nursing homes and community centers across the region as a member of the Speakers Bureau.
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Remembering Tom Blakey
On Thursday, January 15, 2015, The National WWII Museum acknowledged a sad milestone in the death of the Museum’s legendary volunteer Thomas Blakey, a former U.S. Army paratrooper who fought in the European Theater. Blakey died at his home early Thursday morning.
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Deceptively Colorful: US Navy Camouflage during World War II
Viewed through the lens of the average camera or motion picture, World War II is often recorded and remembered as a black and white war.
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Reopening on Memorial Day
After temporarily closing its doors on March 13, 2020 to protect the health and safety of visitors, staff and volunteers, The National WWII Museum will officially reopen to the public on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.
Past Events
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Drawing with A Curator: Airplanes Edition
05/01/2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMGrab your pencils and crayons and draw along with Museum Curator Larry Decuers as he doodles some aircraft from The National WWII Museum's collection.
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STEM in 30: World War II: Victory in Europe
04/30/2020 | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AMTo commemorate the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 will take a look at how the airplane contributed to the Allied victory over the Axis powers in World War II.
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Rebuilding the Shattered Worlds of 1918 and 1945
04/29/2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMThis program will be a conversation between Jason Dawsey, PhD, of The National WWII Museum's Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, and Michael Neiberg, PhD, inaugural Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College.
