Our last blog post looked at a couple of messages from top commanders—Bernard Montgomery from Britain and Harry Crerar from Canada—to the men about to embark upon the great invasion. The idea was to inspire the men to do something completely contrary to their natural...
“Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months…” D-Day history buffs will automatically recognize these words from Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower as the Order of the Day, June...
Our blog has been a little too inactive of late; but what better time than the 75th Anniversary year to use this format to pay tribute and raise awareness! From now until "The Final Salute" on June 6, look for more posts on the history...
This President’s Day we look back on the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America’s leader through the Great Depression and World War II. In 1932, almost three years after the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the Great Depression in the United States caused unemployment to increase...
At the National D-Day Memorial, volunteering is a rewarding experience and a great way to give thanks to our veterans while meeting people from all over the world! We would not be able to honor and preserve the lessons and legacies of D-Day and World...
At the end of 1944, Adolf Hitler took on his last offensive attempt of the war known as Operation Watch on the Rhine. Hitler ordered the German advance towards the River Meuse of the heavily forested Ardennes of Belgium into Luxembourg. Initially, he pulled thousands...
On the weekend of December 8-10, each night from 6-9 p.m., as twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge, the Memorial will honor the 4,413 Allied service members killed on D-Day. Arranged throughout the Memorial, thousands of luminaries will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen...
Each December, the National D-Day Memorial takes time to pay tribute to D-Day’s fallen through a moving event, Flames of Memory and Christmas in Wartime Presentation, and continuing the “Our D-Day Fallen” blog series. Make plans to join us December 8-10, 2017 from 6-9pm for Flames...
In the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Government enlisted the help of the entire comic book universe as propaganda. There was no superhero more important to the war effort than Captain America. Captain America, the comic book hero, was originally created...
Born 127 years ago today on October 14, 1890, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dwight David Eisenhower by looking at how he celebrated his birthday during his presidency, and how it is celebrated today. In 1953, Eisenhower’s first birthday at President of the United...