Hello
All,
I
hope you all had a relaxing and beautiful Easter Weekend! Spring is finally
upon us; the weather is steadily getting warmer, the vegetation is blooming,
warm days are here to stay! Activity is buzzing around the Memorial now that we
have moved into the spring season.
If
you are in the mood for an education-packed weekend, than I suggest you make a
special trip to the National D-Day Memorial on April 18, 2015, 10 AM-5 PM, for
our Prelude to Invasion Event! The event is for children young and old but
family and guardians are more than welcome to join in the fun!
Special
Announcement from our Education Director:
“The event is designed to showcase the
preparations for the Normandy landings. Omar Bradley and a Polish Living
History unit will be on display; WWII veterans will be in the education tent,
and several authors will be onsite throughout the day. Several stations will be
set up on the site that focuses on several aspects on WWII.”
Scouts
are encouraged to attend this event and will receive a discounted admission
rate, at $4.00 per scout, as well as the chance to earn a special patch.
Pre-registration of Scouts is required by April 10. Family members who wish to
join their scouts will be charged regular admission upon arrival.
Some
notable attractions include,
·
Book signings throughout the day by…
o
Bob Vandeline, Respect:
Forgotten Heroes and Korea
o
Zoe Myers, We Two: A Story
of War and Love
o
Thomas Carter, Beachhead
Normandy: An LCT’s Odyssey
o
Franz Beisser, A time and Place
and Red Solstice
·
Jeff Bush will be in attendance with our WWII Veterans
·
Interactive Living History Stations for a firsthand look at
military life during the 1940s, and
·
Dave’s Dogs will be available for lunch.
For
more information or to pre-register, contact the Memorial’s Education
Department at (540) 586-3329, ext. 114.
This
event is generously sponsored by American National and Pro Tech Fabrications,
Inc.
Hope
to see you all there.
Take Care,
Elizabeth
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