Hello everyone! It may be freezing cold outside, but here at the Memorial we are gearing up for all the wonderful events we have planned for the public this year. It gives me great pleasure to announce the first of our lunchbox lecture series—Cartoons...
As we prepare for the 70th Anniversary, I wanted to start a new segment to look at the past anniversaries of Normandy landings. We will begin with the 10thAnniversary of D-Day—6 June 1954. World War II was over, the Cold War was in full...
Help the National D-Day Memorial make the 70th Anniversary of D-Day special to the service men and women who were involved in the invasion by saying “THANK YOU” in a creative way! The Operation THANK YOU contest offers students in grades K-12 a way...
There is one aspect of my job that I love above everything else – meeting the men and women who valiantly served our country. It is a great pleasure to get to speak with veterans of WWII and D-Day, and an even greater pleasure...
To celebrate the New Year, I thought it would be the perfect time to go back to one of our ration-era recipes. I had just returned to work from holiday with my family, my youngest sister was with me and I had a bag of...
We at the National D-Day Memorial wish everyone a happy holiday season and wish you all a wonderful new year! As we look toward to 2014, we wanted to bring you a little information about how people celebrated the season during World War II. ...
Hello everyone! Here we are again at the end of another year, and what a year it has been! At the National D-Day Memorial, we have had quite a year. Even as we reflect on all the amazing events of 2013, we are in...
Friday night begins one of my favorite events at the National D-Day Memorial - Flames of Memory. We will be lighting 4,413 luminaries from Friday, December 13th until Sunday, December 15th. This is one light for each and every Allied soldier, sailor, and airmen killed...
As we come into the beginning of the holiday season, we are reminded of the sacrifices made by our service men and women every day. For soldiers of today and yesterday, holidays were a reminder of their loved ones back home and the traditions they...
Honestly, I have been sitting trying to figure out what information I could bring to you my wonderful readers this week. A recipe was my first thought, but then I ran off and left it on my desk which does not help me much...