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October 2020
Lunchbox Lecture
Hail to the Chiefs Rick Beyer, Author Online Only Through Facebook Live and YouTube Rick Beyer, author of The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told, offers a treasure trove of quirky presidential history that will truly astonish, bewilder and stupefy. From Washington’s improvised inauguration to Lincoln's duel to Jimmy…
Find out more »November 2020
Lunchbox Lecture Livestream
Amanda Williams of the MacArthur Memorial Details and link coming soon!
Find out more »Virtual Scout Day
As we continue to follow state and national guidelines related to COVID-19 and with a desire to keep your children safe, the National D-Day Memorial Foundation will transition Scout Day 2020 to a virtual event. Advance registration and payment required. Click here for more information.
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Find out more »December 2020
Flames of Memory
As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge, the Memorial will honor the 4,415 men killed on D-Day. Arranged throughout the Memorial’s grounds, thousands of luminarias will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen and in tribute to the ultimate sacrifice each made to relight the…
Find out more »Flames of Memory
As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge, the Memorial will honor the 4,415 men killed on D-Day. Arranged throughout the Memorial’s grounds, thousands of luminarias will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen and in tribute to the ultimate sacrifice each made to relight the…
Find out more »Flames of Memory
As twilight deepens and obscures the Blue Ridge, the Memorial will honor the 4,415 men killed on D-Day. Arranged throughout the Memorial’s grounds, thousands of luminarias will shine in recognition of Overlord’s fallen and in tribute to the ultimate sacrifice each made to relight the…
Find out more »January 2021
Virtual Lunchbox Lecture: Aircraft of the Military Aviation Museum
Join Keegan Chetwynd, museum director, for a look across the one-of-a-kind flying collection at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. Each of the iconic, historic aircraft in the collection has been painstakingly restored to be flown at demonstrations and airshows throughout the year. The…
Find out more »Virtual Lunchbox Lecture: The Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid: A Disaster or Valuable Learning for D-Day? In August 1942, the Allies staged a raid on the coast of France, in part to test the tactics and weaponry needed for a Cross-Channel Invasion. The raid did not, to say the least, go…
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