The World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial was constructed to honor the 987,000 men and women from the State of Illinois. Learn more.
ute On Memorial Day World War II Veterans Deserve Special Tribute On Memorial DayWorld War II Veterans Deserve Special Tribute On Memorial DayWilliam M. Detweller
WORLD WAR II VETERANS SEEK MEMORIAL VETERANS SEEK WWII MEMORIALSteven Rosenberg, Globe Staff
World War II n. the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on Sept. 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Diction...
Their Last Battle: The Fight For The National World War II Memorial The definitive story of the fifteen-year odyssey behind the construction of the National WW II Memorial on the Washington Mall, and what it tells us about how America memorializes its history. On Memorial Day weekend in 2004...
World War II veterans were honored at the National World War II Memorial during a Veterans Day ceremony. Some veterans received a Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin and were part of the “Parade of Heroes” with a wreath-laying at the Freedom Wall....
“It taught them evasive ways to survive” is not how Tom Brokaw wanted us to look on the experience of American veterans of World War Two. But it’s the sort of bracingly brutal respect for honesty that makes Mary Lee Settle’s writing seem at times like a slap across the face. Not...
World War II Veterans Find Measure of Peace at D.C. MemorialWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Spending two hours under a leaden sky at theNational World War II Memorial...By ZlatosBill
Over 300 original sites with hundreds of pages of photos, stories and information related to the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial, database, Veterans Affairs Canada Commonwealth War Graves Commission, database, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ariane Gauthier is a Reference Archivist with the Access and Services Branch of Library and Archives Canada. ...