29 Apr This Week in History
Hello All,Since this week in particular has so many crucial events to take place in such a short time, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about...
70th
06 May D-Day Through the Decades: 1994 Commemoration
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Good morning everyone, Well here we are, one month away from the big day. Hold on, let me try that again I don’t think I got the full range of emotion in there. WE ARE ONE MONTH AWAY FROM D-DAY! Even though it is...
07 Apr D-Day Through the Decades: 1984 Commemoration
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Hello everyone! Forgive me for being a day late, but we are 2 months away from the big event! To say we are busy would be an understatement; everyone is working at 100% to make sure this is the most memorable commemoration we can give...
06 Mar D-Day Through the Decades: 1974 Commemoration
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With the snowfall earlier this week, it is hard to think that summer and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day is just 3 months away! We are busy, busy with the preparations and everyone is getting more excited every day. Don’t forget to check out the...
06 Feb D-Day Through the Decades: 1964 Commemoration
Hello again! We are another month closer to the big day. There are lots of exciting things going on at the National D-Day Memorial as we prepare to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy landings. If you have any questions concerning events going on...
03 Feb Book Review: Omaha Beach & Beyond
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Hello everyone! Does anyone else have one of those stacks in their house of all the books they want to read? Well, Omaha Beach & Beyond has been on that stack since I started at the Memorial in June of 2012. Over the last...
14 Jan D-Day Through the Decades: 1954 Commemoration
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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...
07 Jan 70th Anniversary: Deadline Extension for Operation Thank You
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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...
26 Nov Entertainment of the 1940s: Casablanca
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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...
05 Sep 70th Anniversary of D-Day: Operation THANK YOU
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We at the National D-Day Memorial are busy preparing for the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. I know that we are nine months (and one day) shy of the event, but this is going to be huge, and right now I want to take...