Memorial Day 2022 Commemoration
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Join us for the return of this joyous family-friendly event exploring life at home and on the front lines during World War II. Family Day will feature artifact displays, demonstrations, children’s activities, living historians, musical performances, and special tours. Food will be available for purchase. Special guests include the Liberty University Jazz Ensemble, the VMI Commanders Jazz Band, and Dale's Diner Express, with more to be announced! Tickets are available under the Event Tickets tab at store.dday.org. Each ticket includes admission to the Memorial for duration of the event, a guided tour, and access to activities and displays. Tickets are...
More than 75 years after the D-Day landings, there is finally a British Normandy Memorial. Commemorating 22,442 servicemembers who lost their lives serving under British command on D-Day and in the battle of Normandy, the memorial takes its place just a few miles east of the American Memorial at Omaha Beach. It overlooks the Normandy coastline where the D-Day landings took place at the beach codenamed Gold Beach. Liam O’Connor, architect of the British Normandy Memorial, will talk about its design, inspiration, and significance. O’Connor has an international reputation for high quality buildings and landscapes in a contemporary classical idiom. He...
In recognition of Armed Forces Day, we invite you to help us PACK THE CONVOY with supplies for currently deployed service members. We’ll be packing our 1942 WC-53 Dodge Carryall and a Virginia National Guard vehicle with donated items to fill care packages. $2 off Memorial Admission at the gate with item donation (Cannot be combined with online ticket discount or any other offer.) Item collection at ticket booth for those not wishing to visit Memorial. Free admission for active-duty service members and up to five family members Click here for a printable shopping list.
The National D-Day Memorial joins museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The 2023 season runs Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023 to Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members will show their military or dependent identification card...
The National D-Day Memorial joins museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The 2023 season runs Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023 to Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members will show their military or dependent identification card...
The National D-Day Memorial joins museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families. The 2023 season runs Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023 to Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. The Memorial is open daily, 10AM-5PM. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members will show...